moneywort and clown loaches

[Mr Burns]

will these two mix? meaning, will the clowns leave the money wort alone like they leave my java fern and anacharis along? i finally broke down and threw away the ravaged hygrophila, so i'm looking to replace it with something else...

would hornwort work as well?

 

[Raimeiken]

I wouldn't put clown koaches in a planted tank in a first place, because they dig a lot.I have 2 and they keep digging and unrooting my plants so i moved them in the 125gal with cichlids.

 

[Mr Burns]

mine don't dig much. all they did was eat the leaves of the hygrophila. i'm not really big on the moneywort right now, so i think hornwort is the one... will they go after it?

 

[Raimeiken]

i dunno, how big are the loaches anyway?

 

[Mr Burns]

< 3"

 

[LAGlocker]

I have clowns in a planted tank, havent noticed any plants floating from them digging them up. I think once the plants actually root in your substrate they have a harder time of getting them dug up anyway. Ate your hygro huh? Havent noticed that either, but I will keep a watch for it. Thanks for that bit of info.

 

[Mr Burns]

oh yeah, the tore they hygro up...i thought it was doing better, but when i checked on it today, it was just riddled with holes, completely wasted. i'm going to go ahead and give the hornwort a shot.

 

[stoneydee]

Hornwort's going to have a tendency to try aand float anyway, so I wouldn't think the loaches would bother it. Be careful, it can take over a tank in a hurry, unless you have some fish that will nibble on it to keep it in check.