First of all, I want to thank you all for the excellent advice you've provided. We've implemented nearly all the ideas we got from this forum and haven't lost a single fish in many months now.
The tank belongs to my son and he has been interested adding some living plants to it. Currently, there is gravel on the bottom of the tank and plastic plants. He purchased a single "banana lily" from our LFS and "planted" it in the gravel. The guy at the store thought that a single plant should be able to survive in the tank so long as we were not over-zealous about vacuuming. He said that the waste from the fish should be adequate fertilizer.
I don't think the plant looks that healthy, however. It gets new leaves but they fade pretty quickly. BTW, we have a 14g BioCube, which I was told has sufficient lighting and my son does leave the light on for the plant all day.
I'm assuming (perhaps incorrectly) that we need to change the substrate for this plant (and any future plants) to thrive. First of all, as we have no other place to put the fish while changing the substrate, is it possible to do it with the fish in the tank? How? Second, what product/products should we use? How much? And finally, does a planted aquarium still require vacuuming? And what other additional care will be required?
Thanks for any info you can provide.
The tank belongs to my son and he has been interested adding some living plants to it. Currently, there is gravel on the bottom of the tank and plastic plants. He purchased a single "banana lily" from our LFS and "planted" it in the gravel. The guy at the store thought that a single plant should be able to survive in the tank so long as we were not over-zealous about vacuuming. He said that the waste from the fish should be adequate fertilizer.
I don't think the plant looks that healthy, however. It gets new leaves but they fade pretty quickly. BTW, we have a 14g BioCube, which I was told has sufficient lighting and my son does leave the light on for the plant all day.
I'm assuming (perhaps incorrectly) that we need to change the substrate for this plant (and any future plants) to thrive. First of all, as we have no other place to put the fish while changing the substrate, is it possible to do it with the fish in the tank? How? Second, what product/products should we use? How much? And finally, does a planted aquarium still require vacuuming? And what other additional care will be required?
Thanks for any info you can provide.
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