Aquatic Plant for Guppy Tank?

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I have a tank with fancy guppies and another that is used to grow out the babies. I have had trouble with moving the pregnant moms to the grow out tank to have the babies, they tend to get really stressed out and don't drop for quite a while. I was looking to put some good plants in both the big guppy tank and the smaller (grow out) tank. I'd like to leave the pregnant females in the big tank until they drop and then grab the babies out, but when I tried it last time, most of the babies were eaten by the time I got home from work. So it needs to offer protection for them. The only other necesity I have regarding the plant is that I don't want little pieces of the plant always breaking off and floating around the tank. So, any suggestions on what would work the best? thanks
 
Hornwort seems to be the best plant for fry to hide in ...

I have a bunch in my guppy tank and I don't even bother taking out the fry and I have entirely too many to feed to my other fish.
 
Plants that offer protection of Fry.

ok, I'll check out hornwort and see if my wife likes it for her tank. thanks for the feedback. We tried Wisteria and the plant was fragile. There was always pieces of it floating around. Is Hornwort tougher?
Does anyone else have a different opinion on good plants to protect newborn fish?
 
A friend of mine floated a large piece of java moss at the top of her tank for her fry. The babies had a soft hiding place, and it added an interesting splash of green colour to the tank. Java moss doesn't break off and float, it pretty much just sits at the top of the tank, if the piece is large enough.
 
I had heard that Java moss works really well. I like how it looks a little better than most of the other plants. I think I might try that. thanks for the tip. I only wish I could find some that wasn't infested with snails. When we bought our Wisteria from Petsmart, we got it home and put in the tank (no QT, oops), and noticed 2-3 snails moving around on the glass. After a closer look, we noticed there were a few dozen on the plant. We took it out right then, but the damage was done and we were fighting snails for a few weeks. They are a pain! Is there any benefit to having them?
 
I don't like them so I get rid of mine. Someone told me that to get rid of them fast you can put a few pieces of blanched zucchini in the tank overnight. In the morning the veggies are covered with the snails, so you can just remove them.
 
we tried that and it was somewhat successful. I think to make it really work, you've got to use the zucchini for a few nights consecutively. We haven't seen a snail for about two weeks until last night, I saw one hanging out next to the heater. It was caught and executed on the spot! :sad:
 
I actually saw some of that in a post about EBJD's the other day. It doesn't look bad, and supposedly grows really fast! Does it need any extra light or is it ok with a regular aquarium light?
 
You could try guppy grass (najas guadalupensis) It grows really fast and doesn't require any special lighting.
 
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