cichlid friendly plants

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mr.bigglesworth

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By SF, Farther Inland, NorCal
ok so my stock are as follows
parrot fish
ebjd
regular jd
featherfin synodontis
bala shark
giraffe catfish (temporary resident)

so the plants i was thinking about are
anubias ( any species) i have like 6 pieces of driftwood and some rocks that i thought i would tie anubias to. let me know if this is compatible with fish listed
duckweed (floating)
water sprite (floating) let me know if this is compatible with my fish listed

my lighting is odyssea 4-bulb power compact 260watt total. it will be in a 100gal system. 24" high.
i dont have any co2.

idk what other plants that would work for a beginner enthusiast. that would be okay with the fish described above. could you please lmk what other plants would be ok?

thanks for your time
 
you can easily have them, i just feel that the ebjd might tear the anubias leaves, the floating plants shouldnt be a problem
 
sounds fine to me also try java fern I use that in a lot of my tanks nothing seems to eat it and you can tie it to bogwood. good luck :)
 
Swords are also fine. They develop massive root systems and have very tough leaves that make them pretty resistant to fish.
 
Other possibilities I was thinking of were
Water lettuce
Anacharis
Crystalwort
Hornwort
Riccia
Ludwigia arcuata
Echinodorous

And this one idk because Ive head its really demanding, but I really like it
Hygrophila difformis

What I really need to know is compatibility and if its cichlid/catfish friendly. Fish inhabitants listed above.

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Java fern, swords of all kinds, crypts of all kinds, anubias of all kinds. I would look for a plant package on APC or Planted tank. Plant alot of species and see what sticks. I find with my large fish that location is key. Fish tend to have areas where they swim/sit/sleep and often dig up plants that are invading there space. Unfortunately large fish make planted tanks more work with lots of replanting required.
 
octavusprime said:
Java fern, swords of all kinds, crypts of all kinds, anubias of all kinds. I would look for a plant package on APC or Planted tank. Plant alot of species and see what sticks. I find with my large fish that location is key. Fish tend to have areas where they swim/sit/sleep and often dig up plants that are invading there space. Unfortunately large fish make planted tanks more work with lots of replanting required.
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Then why is somebody shredding my echinodorous to bits? My ludwigia is fine and thriving but my echinodorous leaves are in shredded.

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the cichlids are fine with plants
the main thing with cichlids is that they are curious and most tend to love digging, thus uprooting plants that don't have strong root systems
the only fish I'm not sure about is your bala shark, they might be munching on leaves
something I noticed as well, was that my cichlids would go after anything knew or anything that they thought would be tasty, but stopped trying if they didn't find success in eating that thing, such as the case with my java fern windelov, mts, and mystery snails
honestly, sometimes I find that with plants and large fish all you can do is throw in a little bit of everything and see what happens
sometimes you might try something and it won't work, but if you try the same thing again later it suddenly decides to take off
patience and gambling are virtues when it comes to these sorta tanks :P
 
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