Plants - Silk vs Real

[Adam R]

live plants

pros: filter waste, exchange nutrients with the soil, cleans the air, add to natural beauty of any tank

cons: watering, trimming, can get expensive fast, can easily turn you into a plant collector/enthusiastic

Silk plants

pros: no watering, no maintenance, cheap

cons: polor opposite of all the pros of live plants, most are ugly

[deranged chipmunk]

can a frog live happily in an environment, short answer, yes. but they would be even happier in a viv with live plants. think about it, if silk plants were "just as good", we'd be replacing all the rainforest we destroyed with them. ok, a stretch, i know, but no one will ever convince me that silk is the better way to go. and to elaborate on Adam's post, live plants not only clean the air, but add much needed oxygen to the tank. oh, and the collector part is 100% true.....i am a living example...LOL