Plants x Polys

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Ernane Tulio

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Hi guys
I have been away in here for some time, personal issues and couldnt colaborate since then. Sorry.
Im back and I just need help already.
Sorry for the bad english, Im brazilian.

Im aquascaping a 75 galons tank and there goes the stocking (I have them already in a smaller tank): 2 polys (ornatus and endli) and 1 rope fish. Some time after Im thinking of some more, like a american cyclid, a catfish and maybe, just maybe a tiger eel.
They are living together for quite months and everything is fine, but the tank size, wich I think I have solved the problem getting a bigger one.
My problem is about the plants.
That will be some anubias, floating ones, and Im thinking of valisnerias.
They destroied some I planted once. But there was no rock or kind a protection for the plant.
I was wondering I could get some anubias between rocks, large and smaller) but big enough to avoid the polys mess it.
I would like some short grass, too. I would plant right close to some huge driftwood I have and will be used for hiding, too.
I am not a experienced keeper and so I just dont know a short grass.
All I have found are for fertile planted tanks.
I bought another kind of plant I forgot the name. Ill bring it when I figure it.
Could someone give me some sugestions?
Do you think its a good idea to stock plants and polys? Ive seen many tanks like this but Ive heard its quite hard to keep the plants.

KInd regarDs
and thank you very much in advance
 
The dwarf hair grass may get uprooted. Polys like to bury themselves. The anubias should be fine attached to decor. The val should be fine if planted toward the edges of the tank. Floating plants should be fine.
 
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thanks!
I am thinking that, plant the vals right toward the glass. This spot wont be large enough to swing around (between glass and large rocks) and mess them.
 
Hi guys
The tank is ready. I really guess the polys will make a party with the vals, but I planted them anyway rs
I forgot to cover some of them with little rocks, so I could avoid some uprooting. At least they are small (about 5").
Tried to reproduce a african biotope.
Plants: anubia nana, higrofila corymbosa and valisneria gigantae
Please, Id like some suggestions and advices about something wrong.

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So far so good.
 
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