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Title: What fish are gentle on plants?
Post by: Mettle on August 24, 2005, 12:52:07 AM
Just looking for some suggestions on fish that are gentle on plants. I don't need any lawn mower livebearers or anything like that. I'm thinking along the lines of some tetras possibly? Anything else?
Title: What fish are gentle on plants?
Post by: BigDaddy on August 24, 2005, 05:55:38 AM
South american dwarves are fine.

I have kept apistos, rams and keyholes in a heavily planted community tank.  None ever touched the plants.

Angels can be iffy... I've heard of some nibbling at plants, although mine don't.

There are lots of fish that are plant friendly.... the list for NON plant friendly would be africans, the big central amercian cichlids (oscars love to redecorate), and goldfish.
Title: What fish are gentle on plants?
Post by: NjOyRiD on August 24, 2005, 05:56:24 AM
my livebearer live in with plants and I dont have any probs
Same with my Tetras ;)
Title: What fish are gentle on plants?
Post by: Marx on August 24, 2005, 07:50:10 AM
good post..
Title: What fish are gentle on plants?
Post by: bojon on August 24, 2005, 11:10:42 AM
my black molly like the Rotala wallichii..and i recently added a
few discus and they just like to dig up some of my plants also..