Upgrading Zoidberg's tank!

[deranged chipmunk]

the guys i know, keep them with plants that have heavy root structures, like swords, crypts, vals, and a few others. but the plants are allowed to establish themselves for a month or two before they add the crays. believe me, you leave a sword plant in a tank for a month or two for it's roots to establish, and a human has a hard enough time uprooting them...lol when i broke down my 125 for the first time, i had a sword in there for a year. i had to cut it out. when i removed the substrate, the root structure covered half of the tank.
if you want easy, quick growing live plants as floaters, anacharis is cheap, sold at the chain pet stores and is really only good for feeding animals (imho)

[HerpDerp]

Well that makes more sense. And I'm assuming your planted tanks also have a better substrate than rocks or sand lol. I actually had thought of going to some local wetlands that don't come in contact with pollutants and taking some native plants for my tank. Of course I would have to wait until spring, but I think it would really tie the "native" idea together. I might try some free floating types so they can't really be uprooted. Duckweed would look cool, as would water lilies (as long as he doesn't snip the stems). There are just so many possibilities with my new tank . It may not be the dwarf cichlid tank of my dreams but it sure will be fun.

[deranged chipmunk]

there are no water lilies small enough for your tank you can put some amazon frogbit in there to simulate it though. duckweed is the planted tank equivalent to herpes, you never get rid of it. i can toss some in an envelope and send it to you if you like.

and dwarf cichlids are over rated...lol i have had Kribensis and electric blue and german rams. ehhh.....i'll take my tetras, rainbows and other small fishies over those any day....LOL

[HerpDerp]

You know, It didn't occur to me that water lilies get huge lol. I would LOVE some duck weed actually. I think it would be the perfect substitute for rooted plants. And zoidberg would love munching on it I'm sure.

I used to have kribs and rams in a tank together actually! Kribs aren't that great, but I LOVED my ram (only one survived). They're sensitive, but they have awesome attitude. I kept him with tetras. He would "school" with them and then suddenly chase them away. Lots of fun to watch lol.

[HerpDerp]

duckweed is the planted tank equivalent to herpes, you never get rid of it. i can toss some in an envelope and send it to you if you like.

My boyfriend just read this and said, "So some guy wants to give you herpes?" LOL That was my good chuckle for the day.

[NatureLady]

duckweed is the planted tank equivalent to herpes, you never get rid of it.

LOL BILL! I would say that if you take plants from a wetland you would have the second worse thing...pond snails.

[deranged chipmunk]

hahaha......laugh all you want Amanda, did i neglect to tell you my aquatics and marginals come with free, all you can breed snails?? you might even with the luck of the draw and have a malaysian trumpet snail baby in there

[HerpDerp]

LOL So really what you're saying is free cray food? :P The more the merrier, I say!

[deranged chipmunk]

then michelle, you'll be in luck, when i send you the duckweed, i'll make sure i toss in a few mini pond snails and a couple egg sacs. Zoidberg will be snacking for weeks....LOL