Goofy idea

[majolo]

Ok, so here's the thing: I have some hornwort (Ceratophyllum) in my tank, and it's growing like crazy (>0.5 in/day, I think!), which is fine with me. I just don't like that it's naturally a floater and doesn't take root in the gravel. So I was wondering if it would be possible to glue the end of the plant to a large pebble to keep it down. Using something like aquarium epoxy, I guess. Before anyone tells me to tie them on with thread, my BN pleco tends to gnaw on threads, so I can't keep things tied on that way, plus the pebbles are too round to tie stuff securely. I guess one question is whether the epoxy can actually bond to living plant tissue. And I suppose that part of the stem might rot and then the plant would fall off...

Anyway, do you think it would work? I guess with the rate this stuff grows at, it couldn't hurt to try a cutting...

 

[JDogg]

ask your local fish store for some metal aquatic plant anchors, or tie it with fishling line too a large rock. i would not use epoxy on a live plant :?

 

[majolo]

Touche', I forgot about those things

 

[Zezmo]

Crazy Glue can be used to attach plants. Not sure about what you are describing. But it works for moss and Anubias.

 

[hashbaz]

I had great success using plants weights wrapped loosley around hornwort. Just don't wrap it very tightly or the stems will rot.

I think that any sort of glue would quickly kill hornwort.