N00b plant question

[DeVitaf]

I have bought some plants that have a lead strip wrapped around their base to make them sink.

Is it safe to leave this metal on the plant when I root it in my substrate?

Or will the lead desolve and give my fish brain damage?

[tyler]

i'd remove it and cut of the leaves that were covered by it.

[djlen]

Yes they say it is safe. No, you should remove the lead. It tends to inhibate growth and the forming of a root structure. And some say it keeps the stems from getting good water circulation. Other than holding the plants down, it really is useless. I also take the plants out of pots that some come in.....gently.
Len

[DeVitaf]

Thanks guys!!!