Will this harm any fish I buy? - Aquarium Advice

current516 · 11-19-2005, 10:23 AM

I'm setting up a planted tank (1st timer). I purchased plants from my [acronym:f3e5b2884f="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:f3e5b2884f] and an online store. Some have been planted for a couple of weeks and some I planted yesterday.

Now for the problem/question.
I didn't remove the weights/bands from my plants!! I just read these should be removed. What implications does this have for my future fish? Will it harm them? I will remove the weights today, but is it too late?

What should I do?
Please advise.

Thanks

rich311k · 11-19-2005, 11:06 AM

Dont worry just take them off. Metal break down is a long term process. You have done no harm to your water, your future fish will be just fine.

Tiffi · 11-19-2005, 11:41 AM

I agree! Take them off now and you and your fish will be fine!

malkore · 11-19-2005, 12:11 PM

Less a matter of harming the fish, more a matter of the bands causing the stems to rot out, so the plants don't root, and then float when teh stem dissolves.

11-19-2005, 10:23 AM	#1
current516 Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ravena, NY Posts: 114 Images: 3	Will this harm any fish I buy? I'm setting up a planted tank (1st timer). I purchased plants from my [acronym:f3e5b2884f="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:f3e5b2884f] and an online store. Some have been planted for a couple of weeks and some I planted yesterday. Now for the problem/question. I didn't remove the weights/bands from my plants!! I just read these should be removed. What implications does this have for my future fish? Will it harm them? I will remove the weights today, but is it too late? What should I do? Please advise. Thanks

11-19-2005, 11:41 AM	#3
Tiffi Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: first ST-Germany, now TN-USA Posts: 1,052 Images: 19	I agree! Take them off now and you and your fish will be fine! __________________ Some time ago in Germany: 2x 15gal tank, 45gal heavily planted Now: 70gal FW, 130W CF, driftwood, black gravel/laterite/flourish tabs/pool filter sand, pressurised CO2, power reactor, 200W = 250W heater, Fluval 304, Eheim prefilter; pH 7, kH 5, gH 9, CO2 ~20mg/l Plants: Cryptocoryne beckettii, wendtii "red", Giant Vals, Nymphaea lotus "zenkeri", Anubias nana "petite", Echinodorus "ozelot", Dwarf Sag, Hygrophila polysperma, Rotala rotundifolia, Limnophila sessiliflora Fishes: 2 Mikrogeophagus ramirezi, Endlers, 4 Otocinclus vittatus, 1pair Pelvicachromis pulcher, 5 Corydoras panda

11-19-2005, 12:11 PM	#4
malkore Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Nebraska, USA Posts: 6,540	Less a matter of harming the fish, more a matter of the bands causing the stems to rot out, so the plants don't root, and then float when teh stem dissolves. __________________ Visit my aquarium pages - see specs on my tanks, and photos of how they've evolved My other passion: TheNinja 500R - updated 9/18/05

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11-19-2005, 11:06 AM	#2
rich311k Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 8,972 Images: 35	Dont worry just take them off. Metal break down is a long term process. You have done no harm to your water, your future fish will be just fine.