Fish owners worry about damage to plants from tank inhabitants
17 posts across 2 communities in the last 60 days; 94% from r/Aquariums.
“This is my friends tank, which they're giving to me. They have 3 mountain minnows, 4 golden panda molly, a corydoras catfish, and 2 mystery snails. The tank is 10 gallons and kept at 77°f. There's anubis and some other plants I can't identify. The substrate is a mix of gravel…”
“About a month or so ago I added a CO2 diffuser, upgrade from the DIY fluval bio diffuser which was a pain. Goal was to keep the plants growing and the algae at bay. Algae has started picking up without any identifiable cause. My water flow also seemed a little sluggish figured…”
“Going for the magical like mushroom house tank theme but goodness knows the mollies love to eat my plants…”
Multiple users express concern and frustration regarding fish knocking over or damaging plants within their aquariums, specifically mentioning 'temple mint'. This indicates a recurring problem for aquarium keepers.
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“About a month or so ago I added a CO2 diffuser, upgrade from the DIY fluval bio diffuser which was a pain. Goal was to keep the plants growing and the algae at bay. Algae has started picking up without any identifiable cause. My water…”
“Will the Ancistrus rasp on the bark of the Mangrove and damage it? submitted by /u/Targatos313 [link] [comments]”
“Going for the magical like mushroom house tank theme but goodness knows the mollies love to eat my plants… submitted by /u/Capital-Home-6886 [link] [comments]”
“This is my friends tank, which they're giving to me. They have 3 mountain minnows, 4 golden panda molly, a corydoras catfish, and 2 mystery snails. The tank is 10 gallons and kept at 77°f. There's anubis and some other plants I can't identify. The substrate is a mix of gravel and sand. 2 driftwood pieces, some pebbles, a moss arch to work as a hide, and a slab of moss. Also, of course, the skull(plastic) They feed it Omega One Freshwater Flakes 3 times a day in small portions. How ca”
“Is there any advice you have for him or if u wanna just yell at him that’s fine too. submitted by /u/Senior-Device8885 [link] [comments]”
“I did a full re-organisation of my tank yesterday. Added some more plants and a pub! “The Squids Arms”  now to see which fish frequent it the most 😂 first and probably only sober pub in the land 😂 submitted by /u/Swimming_Ad_1400 [link] [comments]”
“I know this has been asked before but I searched and couldn't find an answer that seemed to fit. Picture of a half dead ludwigia behind the Betta for attention and example. We've got a 29 gallon tank with one Betta (and 12 billion bladder snails that came with the first plants). It's been running for 3 months with plants and active filter medium from a healthy tank prior to the adoption of the Betta, which was about three weeks ago. It's got an oversized filter and is kept at 80°”