Question About Real Plants

[jellybean]

Hi, I am going to be housing chiclids soon, and I need some plants that will withstand the higher pH. Is there such a thing?
Thank you

 

[three-fingers]

I'd be more worried about plants that will survive the cichlids .

In any case, Vallis works great in such tanks, and seems to grow great in hard water with a high pH.

Other common easy plants like java fern, Anubias and Hygrophila polysperma will all grow fine too .

 

[aaronnorth]

hygrophillia polysperma will get ripped to shreds! not a tough plant at all.

vallis & anubias is you only option, as they are tough do well in the hard water as they can get Carbon from the bicarbonates.

 

[hellohefalump]

When I kept vallis it LOVED hard water it was like a week, and I've had my anubias for years and it's survived everything I've thrown at it including goldfish, hard, and soft water and grown massive!

 

[three-fingers]

hygrophillia polysperma will get ripped to shreds! not a tough plant at all.

vallis & anubias is you only option, as they are tough do well in the hard water as they can get Carbon from the bicarbonates.

Oh I don't know, it survived my goldfish just because it grows so fast, and grows after being ripped apart. But as I said, it's the water it will be able to survive .

Java fern will grow good too, I've seen it growing great in cichlid tanks.

 

[aaronnorth]

whereas goldfish tend to eat plants, cichlids dont (depending on the speices) they just like to destory them lol, i put an amazon sword in on night, it had gone the next morning

crazy!