plant suggestions?

[Gordinho80]

What plant recommendations do you all have for my cichlid tank? I'm wanting to try out live plants and I want to put 1 or 2 in my 55 gal with my cichlids...

thanks...Mario

 

[fishstixs05]

I'd go with the hardy plants, some java fern, val, maybe dwarf chain sword. Make sure stuff is weighted down, a lot of cichlids will pull stuff up. What type of cichlids are going in?
Ben

 

[Gordinho80]

i currently have 3 in there...1 Female Kenyi...1 Electric Yellow...1 Red Zebra

I am looking into getting some more, maybe 3-5 more...was also ponderring putting in a Rainbow Shark, Small Plec, and a Catfish...

 

[frog girl]

Definitely go with the hardier plants. If you search for chichlids & plants together in past posts I'm pretty sure we have had discussions of which ones they don't like to eat. I know they don't like java fern & since it doesn't really put down "roots" they can't dig it up.

 

[fishstixs05]

Um, problem with sharck ple and catfish are that most are not sutible for a malawain tank environment, some cats are from tangayika though
Ben