Cichlids and plants

• To: Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com
• Subject: Cichlids and plants
• From: Thomas Price <tprice at u_washington.edu>
• Date: Thu, 29 Aug 1996 15:38:56 -0700 (PDT)
• In-Reply-To: <199608291939.PAA13128 at looney_actwin.com>

> I keep Central American Cichlids (C.nigrofasciatum, T.meeki, C.
> spirulum). I found it is virtually impossible to keep plants planted
> in the gravel w/o having to replant them regularly. However, I have
> had rather good experience with potting the plants. I use clay pots
> (different sizes). I put some large gravel at the bottom to block the
> hole. Then I put a layer of fine gravel or sand mixed with little bit
> of soil and peat. Then another layer of fine gravel and finally large
> gravel at the top. The large gravel at the top is intended to prevent
> the cichlids from uprooting the plants and/or digging into the pots.


Wrapping a bit of rockwool around the roots prior to planting will also
help solve this problem.

 Tom

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