100 gallon tank

[cdfishie123]

hi, my dad has a 100 gallon tank with 7 goldfish. i was wondering what kinds of plants should he put in the tank

[Mgamer20o0]

the goldfish will prob eat most plants you put in there.

[H3D]

the goldfish will prob eat most plants you put in there.

Ditto.

[Weezer]

Do they have to be live plants, plastic would be better for gold fish, there are some very nice ones nowdays.......:)

[cdfishie123]

i might be taking out the goldfish then

[Rbishop]

It is doubtful the plants would last long with the goldies.

[cdfishie123]

ill b replacing them with cichlids

[kyle3]

most ciclids are hard on plants too

[Mgamer20o0]

but not all. what cichlids are you thinking about?

[cdfishie123]

i have about 300 black convict fry in my other tank and when they grow up i put them there
(1 oscar
2 JDs
3 or 4 fire mouths
rams and kribs)
(maybe)

[loaches r cool]

Many have kept heavily planted tanks with goldies. What type of goldfish out of curiosity? Ive just put some goldies in a temporary tank a few months ago along with a crapload of excess plants from my plant tank and it looks like the only plants they have even touched are duckweed and floating baby tears, which they can eat all those they want. My goldies are a couple commons and a couple shubunkins. And those are suppose to be more active plant eaters than the fancier ones.

[cdfishie123]

they are commons

[cdfishie123]

they r commons

[Lupin]

i have about 300 black convict fry in my other tank and when they grow up i put them there
(1 oscar
2 JDs
3 or 4 fire mouths
rams and kribs)
(maybe)
In a planted tank? Only rams and kribs will leave your plants alone. The rest? They'll find a way to redesign everything in your tank.

[cdfishie123]

ok

[Medic~AK]

I successfully kept java moss, hornwort, anacharis, and "onion plants" with my goldies without too much nibbling.

Try this link for more options
http://www.goldfishparadise.com/forum/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=15218

[cdfishie123]

thanks Medic AK I'll try them with the goldfish

[loaches r cool]

You could also post in the coolwater forum here. FWIW the plants I've had with my goldies now for a while are dwarf sag, various sword plants like amazon, red rubin. A few others but I'd have to take a better look at the tank to remember whats all in there (I am at work right now).

Keep in mind every fish is different. Some just feel like pulling everything up, some would care less, some actually will eat it, so it does in part depend on the individual (same goes for many different fish species).