Rubber bands

[thatrandomfishkeeper]

I am about to trim some plants in my bichir tank and I want to rubber band them together so they are less likely to be uprooted, are just regular rubber bands safe for aquarium use or not? TIA


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[thatrandomfishkeeper]

I'm replanting the trimmings just so we're clear


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[woofy]

I would say so. Ive been using them for eeeeeeever. No issues. I usually have one that has fallen in from pulling a fish bag open and it drops in. And im always to lazy to get it out. Although i had a sleeper goby eat one and poop it out but as far as toxicity i dont think theres an issue.


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[thatrandomfishkeeper]

Sweet, thats good to hear because even though the bichirs a little, they're quite destructive! :O


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[thatrandomfishkeeper]

What if they're colored?


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[woofy]

Be careful with stupid fish that might eat them. Remove them quickly if you have eat first ask questions later type of fish. As for the colored ones thats a whole different ball game, i dunno


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[thatrandomfishkeeper]

I've got them completely covered in sand and as for the ones that the plants were wrapped in when I got them from the store, they're still holding up, so I'm not really worried. The bichirs are more interested in their pellets


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[MyGiants]

Never used rubber bands to hold plant together. I would think it would cut into the plant and break free. Why not just position some small stones around the plant or get some of them lead strips they use to hold Anacharis together

 

[MakuCentauri]

They're not really toxic - although there is the fish eating them issue that's been mentioned. The other problem though is that the rubber is going to degrade fairly quickly if it's left immersed so your plants will all come loose in a short time. If you want to use something long-lasting you could use small cable ties. I've used this method to secure bunches of Java Ferns to driftwood without any problems.

If the plants are fragile though the cable tie will cut through the stems unless you put some thin foam between the stems and the cable tie. Just trim off any excess foam and you'll barely even see it.