money wort

[caz]

can anyone help me out a little with this plant? i bought one today, and i noticed that the bottoms have duct tape on them. should i take it off? thanx.

 

[125gJoe]

I'm having a tough time picturing duct tape on your Moneywort plant....
Are you sure?? Could it be a lead weight at the bottom of the plant? There are metal strips that help weigh plants down to the bottom of the aquarium.

 

[djlen]

LOL, duct tape? In any event, yes most people take the lead off their plants. Stem plants can be planted in on clump, but I separate them into pairs or trios and plant closely for density. They seem to respond favorably to that method.
Len

 

[caz]

my bad, i took it out and played with it, and its some sort of metal wrapped in duct tape. anyways, i got a bunch of 6 , so i divided it up 4 and 2, i kept the 4 attached to the lead weight, and tied the 2 to a stone thats in the tank. how fast do these things reproduce? they are in a community tank now, but would they be able to go into an oscar tank? if i get a good batch of them? thanx

 

[125gJoe]

Oscars love to EAT most plants... That should make tham happy for a short time, until they eat anything else in the tank. Oscars are my 'second favorite' fish...