Goldfish eat plants right?

[connorlindeman]

Costumer wants a solid wall of Amazon swords and a carpet of Java moss for their 180g goldfish tank.
Goldfish will decimate those plants right?

 

[Ichthys]

They probably won’t eat the Amazon Swords much but a lot of the stems will get snapped. The moss won’t last long. And a ‘carpet’ will get full of muck and be a nightmare to keep clean.

 

[connorlindeman]

They probably won’t eat the Amazon Swords much but a lot of the stems will get snapped. The moss won’t last long. And a ‘carpet’ will get full of muck and be a nightmare to keep clean.

I was thinking the same thing about the Java moss carpet. I might recommend dwarf sag or Pygmy chain swords. Will those get eaten by the goldfish?

 

[Ichthys]

I was thinking the same thing about the Java moss carpet. I might recommend dwarf sag or Pygmy chain swords. Will those get eaten by the goldfish?

Any plant soft enough is fair game. I would probably recommend Java Fern and Anubias. They’re tougher and not as palatable to most fish. Plenty of veg in the diet and regular feedings should also help.

 

[connorlindeman]

Any plant soft enough is fair game. I would probably recommend Java Fern and Anubias. They’re tougher and not as palatable to most fish. Plenty of veg in the diet and regular feedings should also help.

Thanks for the help!