Plastic plants or silk plants?

[gu2high]

I want to chose some plants, not real ones. Which is better, the Plastic or Silk?

[An t-iasg]

Plastic plants are fine. They can take some hard scrubbing if necessary if they get dirty later on. Silk plants are better for delicate, long-finned fish like bettas and guppies. I have had plastic plants tear my betta's fins. When I had silk plants, I replaced them every 4 months or so as they became too dirty to clean anymore.

You'll be fine with plastic as long as you don't have bettas or guppies. Silk plants may look a little more "real", though.

[Zagz]

I prefer silk myself, more like natural. There was a member on here that said cleaning silk plants with peroxide I think it was, worked like a charm. Not sure if that is true or not.

[TomK2]

Silk tend to look better, but are more expensive. I have a mixture of plastic and silk in my tank.

[NeonJulie]

Have you seen these? These are what I have. They feel as soft as anything, have withstood much rinsing and re-scaping. They're said to last 2 years. (They are a little pricey though at 6-10 each.) Look around for other sizes/colors as well.

http://www.petco.com/Shop/Product.as...amilyID=13735&

[7Enigma]

If they are getting dirty from algae/diatoms then a simple dip in peroxide will kill the attached organisms and the silk should clear up (or get more on them). I prefer live , but would choose silk if I had to make a choice.

[Sicklid]

You can get silk and plastic plants "on the cheap" from fabric and crafts stores... I got the Same exact ones that Big Al's sells for $18 for $3 minus the slate base... so what, slate is practically free anyway. Check Michaels craft store, they have em all...

[jamesrm]

I prefer silk, I have lost a fish who was trapped near the base of one of my previous plastic plants. Of course, you can't beat live plants