Anubis poisonous?

[KayH]

I have an old established shrimp tank with an overgrown Anubis plant it has roots in the substrate. (4+ years) Can I safely trim it while still in the tank?? Hate to uproot it! But have heard they have poisonous sap - don't want to kill or upset my shrimpies.

 

[DutchMuch]

no anubias isn't poisonous, they don't have sap either lol

 

[KayH]

no anubias isn't poisonous, they don't have sap either lol

Thanks - if not sap what would you call their juice[emoji4]

 

[DutchMuch]

when I trim my anubias it doesn't have "jucie or sap"
And I rarely trim petites and stardust. (mostly petite stardust ive only cut once)

 

[KayH]

when I trim my anubias it doesn't have "jucie or sap"
And I rarely trim petites and stardust. (mostly petite stardust ive only cut once)

Great I'll trim and have 3 new plants about 3" long thanks

 

[Autumnsky]

They are supposed to be poisonous, probably to eat, but I have plenty of fish picking at the decaying edges of some of the leaves and the fish are all long lived and fine for years now. I have trimmed and broken off pieces of A. large and small and even in my shrimp tank.

But just to be on the safe side I would do a pwc a few hours after the trim, and maybe a couple over the few days afterwards just to be sure. I have made sure to do the pwc if I cut them. for that reason, just in case! Rarely have had to trim as they aren't super fast growers.

 

[KayH]

They are supposed to be poisonous, probably to eat, but I have plenty of fish picking at the decaying edges of some of the leaves and the fish are all long lived and fine for years now. I have trimmed and broken off pieces of A. large and small and even in my shrimp tank.

But just to be on the safe side I would do a pwc a few hours after the trim, and maybe a couple over the few days afterwards just to be sure. I have made sure to do the pwc if I cut them. for that reason, just in case! Rarely have had to trim as they aren't super fast growers

Good idea rather be safe