They're not like "Your cat will die if he licks it" toxic they're more like "Your cat will get a sore mouth and nauseous if he eats a bunch of leaves in a single sitting" toxic.
My fish have eaten and stripped pothos before (and recently) with no problem.
Thanks to both for these ^, but I'm not even thinking about the fish here...nor will I be chewing on leaves. My concerns are for the dog.Pothos, Philodendron, Homalomena and many others, they are all Aroids. Poisonous, so don't eat them, fish generally know that. But they are the best plants for decorative aquaponics.
If you are worried about having the roots directly in your tank, plant them in a pot with some neutral medium, clay pellets, pumice, or coconut husks.
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Exactly. I want to be able to sleep well. I haven't actually lost a dog to something like this, but have had a couple scares over the years and know at least one person whose beloved dog died due to eating wild grapes in the yard. They're animals, they do dumb things sometimes; not taking the chance.I Wouldn’t take the risk, my dog ate something poisonous and died last year, it’s not a nice experience.
I never found out what it was and the $10K autopsy and toxicology test was way out of my price range and obviously the dog would still be dead so I couldn’t justify it.
If you have the doubt in your mind then find another plant or you will be constantly stressed about the dog munching downn a stray leaf.
There ya go ^. I don't panic every time the Powers That Be tell me to, but I do realize that there is some degree of truth to most warnings. Cases like those detailed there are uncommon, maybe rare, but they exist. I don't want Duke to be "a case".