Keeping Plants Down

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Hez Yeux

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I'm am starting the planning of my newest tank and need help. I am going to have a stingray in it and want live plants. I'm well aware of the fact that rays are netorious for digging up plants, but there has to be a way. Any ideas or suggestions as to plants that anchor well or ways to anchor them?

I had two possible ideas...

1) Use a small bit of silicon to glue the plant down. I don't think this would be a good idea but it ws suggested to me so...

2) Cut a peice of screen about 6"x6" and push the plant thru a small hole in the center. Burry the screen under the substrate. I thought this might be an idea as the surface area of the screen will be harder to dig up. And since screening has holes in it any new shoots would/should be able to grow up thru it.
 
My opinion, I don't think it will work. At all.

I have never heard of using silicon to glue plants down. Not live plants. Actually, I can't believe that someone even suggested such a thing.

Never heard of using a screen mesh or anything of the kind underneath the substrate to hold plants down either. If we're talking plastic, yeah sure, but not live plants.

Aquatic plants are delicate, and need room to grow within the substrate as well as out. If you constantly bother them, they will get damaged and they'll die.

You'll do better with plastic ones.

Lissette
 
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Well, I appreciate the input. I didn't think glueing them down was an answer. But, I really don't want plastic, I've read stories of the rays delicate u=nderside getting cut by plastic plants. I'm sure in nature they have plants around them, so how do I give live plants a fighting chance against a stingray?
 
potted plants, that's one I hadn't thought of. That and putting rock work around the plants and pots might be enough. I'll start there. Thanks all.
 
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