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Guppy Plants and Low Light Plants | 15 comments (15 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

lead plant weights (none / 0) (#3)
by unclescott on Sat Sep 06, 2003 at 03:57:01 PM PST

Amen ! Don't leave them in the tank! I know that if you have Corys, trying to get bunch plants to stay in place can make you nuts. But there is some indication that water - especially if it is soft or goes a little acid, as water in established, well populated aquaria tends to do -can dissolve some of that lead.

One way around the Corys is to put plants in pots. Some people like to do that so they can fertilize and cover with gravel. Those plants are easier to move too.

I can't document it off hand, but there have been fish from such tanks (with dissolving lead) which have shown neurological problems and birth defects.

All the best,
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Guppy Plants and Low Light Plants | 15 comments (15 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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