Good plants for goldfish tank
Michael D. Johnson
I was wondering if anyone has some suggestions on what kind of plants to
put in with goldfish. I have tried a few, but they ravaged them in about
2 days! I would like something that is pretty, but the goldfish don't
have a taste for.
TIA
Mike
Calvin Chin
Try java fern or anubias. Worked ok in my ex-goldfish tank.
Windsong
They don't care for American Vallisneria, Hornwart or Java moss.
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> I was wondering if anyone has some suggestions on what kind of plants to
> put in with goldfish. I have tried a few, but they ravaged them in about
> 2 days! I would like something that is pretty, but the goldfish don't
> have a taste for.
>
jlar...@ix.netcom.com
When I tried hornwart the plant lasted less than 24 hours. But then I
have goldfish who will eat an entire cube of tubifex worms in one
gulp. The only things you could try are to keep the tank constantly
stocked with slices of zuchini, and cut a few holes in half a 2 liter
soda bottle and put it over the plants.
Rick
Keith E. Loyd
The question is not what kind of plants but how many. I have had a
so-called Dutch aquarium with goldfish for several years. In a 29 gallon
tank next to a window with continuous northern exposure in Dallas, Texas, I
have kept the following successfully, not all at once:
3 largeish goldfish, 6"+ from nose to the end of their tail fins
Amazon swords of several varieties
Sagittaria subulata
Vallisneria americana and tortifolia (corkscrew)
several crypts
Nymphoides aquatica (banana plants)
several Hygrophila sp.
Nymphea sp., small ones
Aponogeton sp.
Rotala rotundifolia
Crinum natans
Egeria densa
Ceropteris sp.
and my latest acquisition from the wild (since it is illegal to sell in
Texas)
Eichhornia crassipes.
Old or dying plant material seems to be easier to chew than fresh new
growth. As a result, the goldfish keep everything nice and neat and
trimmed without showing any signs of stress or being gnawed on.
The unifiying theory of which plants are good with goldfish - no frilly
lacy leaves, good root systems, a good environment otherwise, and you are
good to go.
Good Luck!
Keith E. Loyd
GTong
>>put in with goldfish. I have tried a few, but they ravaged them in about
>>2 days! I would like something that is pretty, but the goldfish don't
>>have a taste for.
Check out the Goldfish and Plants page at
<http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/4468/>. I co-wrote it with Russ Taylor.
You can also get the goldfish to pay less attention to plants by feeding
them more vegetables, e.g., in a jello made with gelatin and pureed
vegetables, or just by feeding them steamed peas.
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k luc
jlar...@ix.netcom.com wrote:
>
> On 6 May 1998 06:07:41 GMT, "Windsong" <spa...@myhouse.com> wrote:
>
> >They don't care for American Vallisneria, Hornwart or Java moss.
> >--
> >Carol ... fishhead at hotcom.net
> >Keeping it simple....and cheap.
> >*** Out of my mind...back in 5 minutes.***
> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~}<{{{o>
> >> put in with goldfish. I have tried a few, but they ravaged them in about
> >> 2 days! I would like something that is pretty, but the goldfish don't
> >> have a taste for.
> >>
>
> When I tried hornwart the plant lasted less than 24 hours. But then I
> have goldfish who will eat an entire cube of tubifex worms in one
> gulp. The only things you could try are to keep the tank constantly
> stocked with slices of zuchini, and cut a few holes in half a 2 liter
> soda bottle and put it over the plants.
>
i donno but...i have anachris, hygro's, banana plants, java fern, java
moss, water sprites, mini sag....is that it? ummm........i think. and my
fish do not eat any of em! i give em a lot of nori, so i guess their
plant hunger is satisfied.
k luc
nakayama
Mike
I found that anything that the GF could NOT bite works.
If the GF could bit it, they would not eat it,
they just pulled the plant out of the gravel
....gary
Michael D. Johnson wrote:
>
> I was wondering if anyone has some suggestions on what kind of plants to
> put in with goldfish. I have tried a few, but they ravaged them in about
> 2 days! I would like something that is pretty, but the goldfish don't
> have a taste for.
>
> TIA
>
> Mike
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Gary Nakayama
SAP BASIS/FI/CO