YellowRose Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Hi guys, I was wondering if someone has any advice. I have a 36 gallon with 1 betta, 12 neons, 5 pygmy cory's, 2 Myers hillstream loaches and 3 assassin snails plus pest snails that are slowly going away. Something keeps digging up any plant I put into one particular corner. They'll leave the other plants alone but for some reason my fish don't want plants in that corner. Any advice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 What's the plant? Any photos? I've never kept Hillstream Loaches or pygmy Corys, but they'd be my first suspects. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirsten Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 What's the plant and how deep are you putting it? Is it near the filter outlet? if your gravel's on the shallow side and the roots aren't very long, it might just be coming loose and bobbing up on its own. In any case, plant weights might help keep it down or discourage critters from dislodging it if that's what's happening. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowRose Posted February 9, 2021 Author Share Posted February 9, 2021 There were two different plants that I've tried. When I got them, the roots didn't seem well developed. I don't remember what the first plant was, the second was a scarlett temple plant. The weights might not be a bad idea.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowRose Posted February 9, 2021 Author Share Posted February 9, 2021 I just ordered the weights, a new plant, and some tweezers to help me get the plant deeper into the substrate. 🥰 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackLabelCarling Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 My money is on those mischievous corys 😂 I use small pieces of slate to create a barrier round plants that are being picked on. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowRose Posted February 10, 2021 Author Share Posted February 10, 2021 Awesome! I have some loose rocks I can place around the plant as well as using weights. I also have some clay pots that I can break up and sand the edges down. There's river stones that I could acquire too but right now its a little cold to go swimming lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowRose Posted February 13, 2021 Author Share Posted February 13, 2021 I may have overprotected the new plant😅. It's a red flame sword. I put a weight on the base and surrounded it with rocks that were already in the tank. Hopefully the guilty party will leave it alone enough that the new plant can grow up a little🙏🏻🤞🏻💗 I took the opportunity to trim the lily too, it was way overgrown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jungle Fan Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Either the corys, or the loaches would be my suspects. The rocks should solve that problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowRose Posted February 16, 2021 Author Share Posted February 16, 2021 I think it might have been the cory's. Here's the new plant still going strong a few days later. The cory's hang out amoung the rocks but so far so good 👍🏻 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowRose Posted April 5, 2021 Author Share Posted April 5, 2021 It's now April and my red flame sword plant is still thriving! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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