Monsterfish in planted tanks

guppy

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Apr 15, 2005
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Piranha, hujeta, belisox, needle fish, lm bass, sunnies, almost anything that doesn't dig much or eat the plants. I have had p. cichlids dig up and move my pots but not that often.
 

mkpeters6

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i used to have a 125gal heavily planted tank (aniubias, onion plants, jungle vals, crypts, corkscrew vals) with a 12" clown knife, 12" gar, and 12" dorado -- the gar especially loved the onion plants which were about 4-5' long so there was a mat of foliage on the surface for him to hide out in -- the dorado would uproot plants every once and a while when he went after food but none of them really disturbed the plants that much -- used to have pics of it but i dont know where they are

i used a combo of power compacts and standard flourescents in the 6500K range and added fertilizer sparingly

i had to break the tank down and move the fish to a bigger tank and i seperated most of the plants into different tanks, but a planted predator tank can definately be done -- just be sure to use hardy and thick leaved plants -- i dont think many of the highly ornamental, delicate varieties will survive the general wear and tear of big fish
 

ballsmcgee1234

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i have a 190 with one gar an arrowana and two jelly bean parrots. i have lots of swords and since the arrowana and gar stauy at the top , they leave them alone the parrots hide in them and ahvent bugged any plants at all
 

paintboi101

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thanks 4 sharing i need some idead 4 my tank, my tank is empty and im pretty much a nooby at this, my friend got me into this and i started off with a snapping turtle. : ) now im trying fish : )
 

tracyb7377

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i have a 110 gal w/ about a 2' arowana ,im new to the site and not to got w/ the pc as soon as i learn how to download pics i will, mine has some plants and she never tears any up as long as i dont give her feeders which i rarely do mostly just lg worms from my hand
 
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