Plant Fish Tank
Where do i put my plant in my fish tank?
I have a plant for my cold water fish tank and i dont know where abouts in the tank i should put it, should i put it somewhere where my fish can swim round it or can i have it at the back so they have more room? & do the fish prefer to swim round it or not?
What is your coldwater fish as coldwater fish has many type of species.
If your fish are active and large is better for you to put the plant at the back of your tank.
This coldwater fish include goldfish and most schooling fish like white cloud mountain minnow and large fish include red shinner.
If your fish has territorial behaviour and aggressive like black-banded sunfish is better for you to put the plant at the middle of your tank as it may act as a shelter for other weaker tankmates.
And if you have spined loach as your coldwater fish you can put the plant some in the middle and some at the back .
Hope my information may help you and your fish.
Good luck.
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I personally have never been tempted by artificial aquarium plants but that is probably because I was already a keen gardener before I got my first aquarium so the choice between live plants and artificial plants seemed like a no brainer to me. It simply had to be live plants.
Sure, artificial aquarium plants are getting more and more natural looking all the time. They can do amazing things with silk and plastics these days. I mean, look at Barbie and Ken.
Seriously, I can see their appeal especially if you think that growing live aquarium plants is time consuming but let me reassure you on something. It is not time consuming to grow live aquarium plants. They are as easy to plant as their artificial cousins and once established hold fast to the bottom of the tank.
Fish love them and I don't mean that fish love to eat them. Most fish will leave your plants alone but they do enjoy swimming amongst them, resting in them and some of them will help keep them clean by nibbling on any algae that takes hold.
Live aquarium plants will keep your nitrate levels down by using it up as they grow. Now that's a trick that artificial aquarium plants can't do. No more controlling nitrates with chemicals and wondering what it is doing to your fish. Because live plants use up a lot of your nitrates you can do smaller water changes as the tank matures cutting down on maintenance and saving you time.
Yes, you may need to prune them occasionally but think positive, you are just removing nitrates when you prune them because they've been using up your poisonous nitrates and turning them into plant matter, so every time you have to prune your plants it is helping to keep your fish healthy.
And don't worry about the added co2 and even the extra lighting isn't as necessary as you may have been led to believe. There are lots of easy to grow plants that will thrive in low light and live quite happily without added co2. Okay, if you want them to grow super quick then go the co2 route but it isn't essential. I have been growing healthy aquarium plants for years with around two and a half watts per gallon lighting, much the same as an unplanted tank and without the extra carbon dioxide.
One of the things that I love about a planted tank is that it changes all the time. Go away for a week's holiday and see how the plants have changed when you get back. It looks natural, the fish look brighter and healthier in a natural environment and maybe I'm a bit shallow but I love the comments from friends and family when they see the tank and realise that it is all natural.
You see, just like you they think that growing live aquarium plants is difficult. But I know the secret. It's easy, but hey don't tell anyone!
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