We are receiving our upgraged tank for our rays this week and are debating on putting live plants in it. Havent had the best luck in the past with aquarium plants but would love to try it again. What are your thoughts? Am I able to use the API root tabs with having stingrays....is the liquid plant food safe to use with the rays? Also, iv been reading about the upkeep of the plants and most places I research say to not have airstones running because it removes the CO2 in the water........my rays love their airbubbles and current. So, is it even likely that I will be able to have a planted tank with them? Thanks for any help
stingrays in planted tank?
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The rays will pretty much uproot any plants you plant in the substrate unfortunately. You could plant java fern, bolbitis and anubias on rockwork or driftwood, away from the bottom of the tank, and the rays might leave them alone. They're all low light and you wouldn't need the fertilizer tabs. You could still use the liquid fertilizer if you wanted, but it's probably not necessary. I think a heavily planted tank in the traditional sense probably won't work. We've tried it before and the rays caused mayhem.
I would not use root tabs they would dig them up and possibly injest them. I wouldn't use any sort of ferts. 
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This is another old fourm.
I have some plants work well with my marble motoro stingray, she seems to really like the plants. However I saw this coming, the plants are starting to die because of lack of fertilizer.
I felt the same about the tabs, I won't use them. I saw the flourish stuff however it has trace amounts of copper. To my knowledge I need to stay away from copper with the Ray correct?
I did get the aqueon plant food, liquid and it seems to be working well. But just wanted to hear some thoughts on the flourish. Need to get more the the aqueon, small bottles arnt cheap lol.
I have some plants work well with my marble motoro stingray, she seems to really like the plants. However I saw this coming, the plants are starting to die because of lack of fertilizer.
I felt the same about the tabs, I won't use them. I saw the flourish stuff however it has trace amounts of copper. To my knowledge I need to stay away from copper with the Ray correct?
I did get the aqueon plant food, liquid and it seems to be working well. But just wanted to hear some thoughts on the flourish. Need to get more the the aqueon, small bottles arnt cheap lol.
