Jewel In The Planted Tank

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I came to thinking is my jewel going to wreck my planted tank? He is 2.5 inches, and he hasnt done any harm as of yet.

 

[freddyk]

They will dig an uproot plants, but it can be done if there are enough of the right types of plants - then he'll probably just dig up certain areas. At 2.5 inches he's just a babyand hasn't found his territorial instincts yet.

 

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What are the right type of plants? And instead of making another topic how fast does a jewel grow?

 

[freddyk]

On second thought I think in that size of tank it probably wouldn't work out, but you get something like anubias that will attach to wood or rocks.

 

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Well thats a pretty bad thing, my tank is planted and a lot of money has been put forth for plants and plant needs. Is there really anything besides kribs, and is an african cichlid that can be put in a planted tank?

 

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What about 4, 1 M 3 F, yellow labs?

 

[freddyk]

Even though Labs won't eat plants they still dig and might tear them up - I'm really not sure. If you can fit in a bunch of caves among the plants I suppose it might work.

 

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Already ahead of you, have a large cave system cover by plants and driftwood and hardy noticable. Think I might just keep my jewel.