proof fake plants do die

[somefinnfishy]

I have to look at this blackend and shredded silk plant only 1 year old.Not mine just tank sitting:D

[kveeti]

Yeah, after a couple decades my plastic plants started turning white/smoky coloured. That's when I decided to go live. The gravel looks clean in that tank, why is the plant black? Do silk plants do that? I have silks in my betta tank but they are only a few months old. They are starting to look shredded on some edges.

[Skittyfish]

I HAD a tank full of silk plants. A few turned black withing 6 months. The rest were o.k. as long as the leaves were small and something would keep the algae off or if I would rinse them in tap water they stayed looking better for longer. Eventually I gave up on them and went for the real thing.

[wetmanNY]

Fake plants are so much work. It takes a real "silk thumb" to keep them looking at their best...

[somefinnfishy]

My friends so mad I posted that.But wont yank it:rolleyes: I guess they need a coat of clear enamel once a year.

[Aussie Fish Boy]

Hello all,

i am 11 and i have a 4 foot tank and it is a jungle with live lants if you have a plant enhancing light tube it makes them grow faster.
i switched my old light it had a normal light in it but then i got a 4 foot light with plant enhancing tube in it and they whent crazzzzy i had to trim them so often now because they are getting tooo big

from AFB