Finally took some pics of my 55g planted with homemade stand.

[swishahouse85nc]

I still have to build doors for my stand and attach the molding.

[swishahouse85nc]

some more

[eja206]

that is beautiful, great work.

[somecallmedaniel16]

I have heard that goldfish don't do well in planted tanks just because they easily uproot the plants when scavenging through the gravel and such. But I may be wrong! Hope things go well for you; your tank looks good.

[Bige]

Gold fish and koi will turn the gravel over. If a plant is there, then it gets dug up. I believe they are also vegetarians. Could cause problems. But if you dont care then they are fun to have. I had two koi given to me by rescue and I put them in a 180g tank I had and they were 15 inches long before I had my pond ready.

[eja206]

i have gold fish in a planted tank and have no problems. i brought plants that are rooted in little teracotta pots that you can bury, and the roots still grow through the bottom. i have found this very effective in keeping the plants planted!

[JPKeenan]

Originally Posted by eja206

i have gold fish in a planted tank and have no problems. i brought plants that are rooted in little teracotta pots that you can bury, and the roots still grow through the bottom. i have found this very effective in keeping the plants planted!

I might need to try that cause of a pain in the butt Chinese Algae Eater I have. I never thought of that.

BTW great looking stand, makes me wish I had a garage I could turn into a wood working shop.

[mamie]

my 9" gold fish ate all my beautiful plants I had lol