Re: [GSAS-Member] Back to plastics?

["A JACOBSON" <amjacobson52@msn.com>]

I read a site description of a beach on Lake Malawi, and remember that it 
included vallisnaria and water lettuce.  Evidently the hard water made the val 
very stiff & brittle, but it was the same val we use, because when the author 
then raised some of the val in a neutral aquarium, it became "soft" again.  

Correct me if I'm wrong, but one of the big reasons that african cichlids don't 
go together with plants is because the african cichlids dig.

Anita
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  From: DELPHILABS@aol.com<mailto:DELPHILABS@aol.com> 
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  Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 7:47 PM
  Subject: [GSAS-Member] Back to plastics?


  Listers,
   
  For many years (decades) I have not kept live plants  because I was told it 
  could not be done with African Cichlids.  After  reading GSAS for a few 
months, 
  I realize some of you are successful at  it.  
   
  On a whim while at the local PetCo, I bought Melon Sword, Green  Sword, and 
  Hornwort.  These plants were gorgeous upon purchase, but the  next day one of 
  the swords was developing large black patches and the Hornwort  is 
  disintigrating into little bits.  The fish (Brevis,  Marleii, Brichardi) in 
the tank do 
  not appear to be disturbing  them.  Is the problem the water chemistry for 
these 
  species of  plants?  One of the swords is doing OK...
   
  I realize to do plants correctly, it requires much more effort  than I have 
  provided.  But is it possible to keep some easy varieties  without 
fertilizers 
  and additional lighting?  Or is it back to  plastics?
   
  Thanks,
  Keith
   
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