Severums with silk/plastic plants - Aquarium Advice

Hrafnkel · 11-20-2005, 03:13 PM

Just out of random curiosity (since I've been looking up severums lately), how do they fare with artificial plants? I know they devour live plants but wasn't sure how they fare with fake ones.

talloulou · 11-20-2005, 07:17 PM

My severum occasionally digs the fake plants out of the gravel and moves them around a bit. But pretty much they are left alone.

Hrafnkel · 11-20-2005, 08:19 PM

So if they were silicon'd to a piece of slate they'd probably be essentially safe?

severum mama · 11-21-2005, 07:41 AM

Safety isn't an issue. Severums do fine with plastic plants. The only issue is that you may have to stick them back in the gravel after the severum rearranges your tank. If you siliconed them to the slate you may not have to replant them as much, but sometimes cichlids like severums would dig down to the slate anyway.

Hrafnkel · 11-21-2005, 08:28 AM

Alright. Thanks.

Was just wondering if since they couldn't eat them, they'd destroy them out of spite. :P My parrot doesn't mind doing so.

11-20-2005, 03:13 PM	#1
Hrafnkel Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Highland, Texas Posts: 521	Severums with silk/plastic plants Just out of random curiosity (since I've been looking up severums lately), how do they fare with artificial plants? I know they devour live plants but wasn't sure how they fare with fake ones. __________________ 2.5gal: Empty 5gal: 2 Black Mystery Snails 10gal: 2 Mickey Mouse Platys (1M1F), 1 African Butterfly Fish, 3 Khuli Loaches 29gal: 1 Green Severum, 1 Convict, 3 Bronze Cories 55gal: 5 Bloodfin Tetras, 6 Black Skirt Tetras, 1 Blood Parrot, 1 African Brown Knife, 1 Striped Raphael, 1 Ropefish, 2 Clown Loaches, 1 Yoyo Loach, 1 Angelfish

11-20-2005, 07:17 PM	#2
talloulou Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Washington Posts: 2,092 Images: 17	My severum occasionally digs the fake plants out of the gravel and moves them around a bit. But pretty much they are left alone. __________________ http://talloulou.smugmug.com/

11-20-2005, 08:19 PM	#3
Hrafnkel Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Highland, Texas Posts: 521	So if they were silicon'd to a piece of slate they'd probably be essentially safe? __________________ 2.5gal: Empty 5gal: 2 Black Mystery Snails 10gal: 2 Mickey Mouse Platys (1M1F), 1 African Butterfly Fish, 3 Khuli Loaches 29gal: 1 Green Severum, 1 Convict, 3 Bronze Cories 55gal: 5 Bloodfin Tetras, 6 Black Skirt Tetras, 1 Blood Parrot, 1 African Brown Knife, 1 Striped Raphael, 1 Ropefish, 2 Clown Loaches, 1 Yoyo Loach, 1 Angelfish

11-21-2005, 07:41 AM	#4
severum mama Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 2,771 Images: 22	Safety isn't an issue. Severums do fine with plastic plants. The only issue is that you may have to stick them back in the gravel after the severum rearranges your tank. If you siliconed them to the slate you may not have to replant them as much, but sometimes cichlids like severums would dig down to the slate anyway. __________________ WE CAN STAGE A RUNAWAY GOLF CART MARATHON 5 gallon, 45 gallon, and 55 gallon planted 75 gallon SA/CA cichlids 8 gallon Oceanic BioCube nano reef

11-21-2005, 08:28 AM	#5
Hrafnkel Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Highland, Texas Posts: 521	Alright. Thanks. Was just wondering if since they couldn't eat them, they'd destroy them out of spite. :P My parrot doesn't mind doing so. __________________ 2.5gal: Empty 5gal: 2 Black Mystery Snails 10gal: 2 Mickey Mouse Platys (1M1F), 1 African Butterfly Fish, 3 Khuli Loaches 29gal: 1 Green Severum, 1 Convict, 3 Bronze Cories 55gal: 5 Bloodfin Tetras, 6 Black Skirt Tetras, 1 Blood Parrot, 1 African Brown Knife, 1 Striped Raphael, 1 Ropefish, 2 Clown Loaches, 1 Yoyo Loach, 1 Angelfish

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