The Puffer Forum

I guess you think farther than me in a planted tank. I have fine & med gravel, 4 flourescent lamps over a 90g & add Yamato green to the water weekly & Jobe's Plant Spikes to the roots about every 4 months. I keep low-light plants--this is my discus tank. http://img.photobucket.com/album...

Pufferpunk wrote:Well, it can't hurt to try...

oh... it could
peat could get all in my water suddenly
quicky pump the ph and give bacteria some munchins..
puffer death?

If you are really going to do this, I'd suggest going with a 30g tank, so that the fish has plenty of open space to burrow, w/o bothering with the plants. Those are some far-reaching roots on the swords. The puffer could really make a mess of Laterite. peatmoss would be even more of a mess.. it'd b...

I think you totally can.. as long as you have an open space for them to bury themselves. I have my congo planted with apononogeton and giant hygrophilas, and philliphine java fern. .. he actually likes staying in the 'branches' then burying himself. definitely use a sand substrate though. those are...

I was looking at putting in some tiger lotus and melon swords crypts sagitaria and other grasses...

is it possible to get a planted tank with congos
I know they like to dig in the substrate .... which is where plant roots go..
this seems to be an issue..
any help?