Silver Dollars and pothos roots

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Hi Guys

So what would your suggestions be in keeping my pothos roots safe from silver dollars? I don't have the SDs yet, but I am thinking of exchanging my angels for them as I enjoy watching schooling fish and the eating behavior of the SDs. I don't think my tank is large enough for both the SDs and angels.
I was thinking:
1- Use PVC pipe with holes drilled in the top for the plants to sit in, and a small pump on one end to encourage water flow through the pipe, over the roots. So the roots stay protected and oxygenated within the pipe.
2- use a stocking/pantyhose/some sort of netting to hold the roots.

Do you have any other ideas that may be suitable? 1.jpg 2.jpg 1.jpg 2.jpg 3.jpg 4.jpg

Current setup:
7 x Geophagus Tapojas (just started laying eggs)
6 x Angels
5 x Siamese algae eaters
2 x spotted ctenopoma

Filtration: 2 x 2000Lph canister filters, 900Lph powerhead filer, and a lot of plants growing up the wall. I'm sure these plants make a difference as I was recently away for 10 days, and with someone looking after these guys with feedings twice a day I tested my nitrates and the testing still read <5ppm nitrate. So I don't really want to get rid of them, they are about 2m in height now so look quite nice covering the wall. I also have geckos that have started living in them haha

Tank size: 1.8m (6ft) 130gal.
 
SD's don't school any better than angels do with a group of 6. Once they are comfortable, they spread out into their own territories. They only swim close to each other when they feel threatened like sudden movement outside of the tank or during water changes. IME, they make other fish skittish. Once I removed them, none of my cichlids were skittish anymore, and didn't bolt any time there was sudden movement outside of the tank.

I would stick with the angels over SD's anytime.
 
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mattybecks said:
Hi Guys

So what would your suggestions be in keeping my pothos roots safe from silver dollars? I don't have the SDs yet, but I am thinking of exchanging my angels for them as I enjoy watching schooling fish and the eating behavior of the SDs. I don't think my tank is large enough for both the SDs and angels.
I was thinking:
1- Use PVC pipe with holes drilled in the top for the plants to sit in, and a small pump on one end to encourage water flow through the pipe, over the roots. So the roots stay protected and oxygenated within the pipe.
2- use a stocking/pantyhose/some sort of netting to hold the roots.

Do you have any other ideas that may be suitable? View attachment 1332477 View attachment 1332478 View attachment 1332477 View attachment 1332478 View attachment 1332479 View attachment 1332480

Current setup:
7 x Geophagus Tapojas (just started laying eggs)
6 x Angels
5 x Siamese algae eaters
2 x spotted ctenopoma

Filtration: 2 x 2000Lph canister filters, 900Lph powerhead filer, and a lot of plants growing up the wall. I'm sure these plants make a difference as I was recently away for 10 days, and with someone looking after these guys with feedings twice a day I tested my nitrates and the testing still read <5ppm nitrate. So I don't really want to get rid of them, they are about 2m in height now so look quite nice covering the wall. I also have geckos that have started living in them haha

Tank size: 1.8m (6ft) 130gal.
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Hi can i get ur help? What rocks did u use, where'd u get the driftwood, what plants r those and how do they float like that
 
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Kingster said:
what plant is that buddy? where did you get it, is it widely available, is it cheap, how is the care?
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Looks like a pothos with some underwater leaves to me.
 
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