I through some plants in my cichla tank a few months ago to see if they would live and grow. I picked some hardy easy to keep plants and they are growing pretty well, but my cichla love to rip through them. They are always rough around them while they eat and swim around but many times they just swim up and bite off peices. For now my plants still live and grow but my fish slow them down alot. Is it a wasted effort for my to try to have a semi-planted aquarium with my cichla?
Cichla and Plants
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Its up to you if its worth it. I've seen alot with fake plants and others with live. I have some but don't expect them to last in the long run
i have those long fake fancy plants, and even those get destroyed. i always have bits and pieces end up in my overflow box. the plants keep getting shorter lol. ive watched my cichla sit there and nibble and chew on the plastic plants, ripping leaves off
jcardona1;3784294; said:i have those long fake fancy plants, and even those get destroyed. i always have bits and pieces end up in my overflow box. the plants keep getting shorter lol. ive watched my cichla sit there and nibble and chew on the plastic plants, ripping leaves off
My cichla never touched my fake plants. Even when I had the big guys. You must have some real HELL-RAISERS in your tank.
its just the cichla i guess. every week i have to replant my tank because my mono and my fredrichalli i thnk dat how u say it constantly tear the plants out. so i went to walmart purchased some large fishing weights and went ghetto style. now all my plants stay down oh and my gar luvs the long piece of fake ivy i bought at the dollar tree goes to one side of the tank almost to the other side.