A lesson learned

[davdev]

I am new to whole planted scene, and while I am not trying to recreate some of the amazing aquascapes you guys have built, I am trying to add a good amount of hardy plants to my tank.

So I went to the store the other day looking for some plants. One of the plants I bought was a White Ribbon, and I think you guys now know where I am going with this. For those that don't, well apparently while this is a very commonly sold "aquarium" plant, it is not, in fact, an aquatic plant, at all.

Now, I only paid a few bucks for it, and it really isn't worth the effort to return, it really ticks me off that these can be sold as aquarium plants when they aren't. And these weren't even the ones that come in the plastic tubes, they were in tanks already.

So now my question is, do I have to remove these immediately? I have heard the can survive for a good while, they just won't grow or breed. Since they are already a good size, I don't care about growth. Can they do any damage? The reason I ask, if because I have lost two golden shinners in the last two days, and I haven't lost a fish in months, so I don't know if it is coincidence, or if the plant could somehow be killing the fish.

 

[k0y0te]

If it was me, i pulled the plant out. If its not aquatic plant.. it could cause issues with the water. I would either give it a home outside or set it up to were the plants roots are in the water and the rest out of water (example: use a old or cheap hob. place the plant so the roots hang in the water -fishing string works great for this).

 

[smithj427]

it will eventually die and the rotting plant will then be adding waste to your water, better off removing it and growing as suggested above