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I have plants that keep getting uprooted and I suspect that the culprits are my corys. I have 7 emerald greens and the main plant being uprooted is bronze crypts. Is this normal and is there a way to keep the plants rooted?
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29 Gallon SA Tank -- 5 Bleeding Heart Tetras, Mated Pair of Angels, 7 Green Corys, and a Rubberlip Pleco
30 Gallon Breeder -- 20+ neon tetras, 3 albino cories, 2 albino bristlenose plecos, female betta, 1 angel
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Corys uprooting plants
Black sand and depth of sub ranges from 1.5 - 3 inches. I have two hills in opposite corners with a channel going through the center.29 Gallon SA Tank -- 5 Bleeding Heart Tetras, Mated Pair of Angels, 7 Green Corys, and a Rubberlip Pleco
30 Gallon Breeder -- 20+ neon tetras, 3 albino cories, 2 albino bristlenose plecos, female betta, 1 angel
5 Gallon Shrimp Nano - Sakura Red Shrimp, Boraras Brigittae, Oto Cats, Olive Nerites, and Pink RamshornComment
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think you've found part of your answer right there.700g Mini-Monster tankComment
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Corys uprooting plants
Which part?29 Gallon SA Tank -- 5 Bleeding Heart Tetras, Mated Pair of Angels, 7 Green Corys, and a Rubberlip Pleco
30 Gallon Breeder -- 20+ neon tetras, 3 albino cories, 2 albino bristlenose plecos, female betta, 1 angel
5 Gallon Shrimp Nano - Sakura Red Shrimp, Boraras Brigittae, Oto Cats, Olive Nerites, and Pink RamshornComment
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I would guess substrate needs to be deeperGuppies:
Hi-fin pepper Cory's, Black Cory's, Long Fin Golden Aneus, Swordtails, some lyretail(RREA's, Red, Albino Koi, Red & Gold Tux), Different types of BN plecos(albino, calico, long fin, blue eyed short & long fin)
Mystery Snails, Yellow Shrimp, CPDs
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where are the plants planted? in the 3' or 1.5'?Guppies:
Hi-fin pepper Cory's, Black Cory's, Long Fin Golden Aneus, Swordtails, some lyretail(RREA's, Red, Albino Koi, Red & Gold Tux), Different types of BN plecos(albino, calico, long fin, blue eyed short & long fin)
Mystery Snails, Yellow Shrimp, CPDs
HAS Master Aquatic Gardener awarded 1997
HAS Master Fish Breeder awarded 1998Comment
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crypts can handle a shallower substrate depth, i imagine they just arent established yet. in light sand the corys could be moving them around but i have never had that problem since i use a heavier ecocomplete or flourite in most aquaria. i will use plant weights on a plant if i have that problem and until it has a chance to root out.75G Standard - High Light Planted Community Fish
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+1 it sounds like substrate depth (most planted tanks use 2+ inches or deeper), but short of adding more substrate plant weights are your only real option. You could try incorporating the hardscape into dual purposing as a guard around their roots. Our Fahaka is notorious for uprooting our crypts and we use the rocks to block her access. If she can't get to the roots she can't pull them up.In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
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Corys uprooting plants
The crypts are in the 3+ inch deep part29 Gallon SA Tank -- 5 Bleeding Heart Tetras, Mated Pair of Angels, 7 Green Corys, and a Rubberlip Pleco
30 Gallon Breeder -- 20+ neon tetras, 3 albino cories, 2 albino bristlenose plecos, female betta, 1 angel
5 Gallon Shrimp Nano - Sakura Red Shrimp, Boraras Brigittae, Oto Cats, Olive Nerites, and Pink RamshornComment
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Corys uprooting plants
This is what is happening...
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Not fully uprooted but roots showing.29 Gallon SA Tank -- 5 Bleeding Heart Tetras, Mated Pair of Angels, 7 Green Corys, and a Rubberlip Pleco
30 Gallon Breeder -- 20+ neon tetras, 3 albino cories, 2 albino bristlenose plecos, female betta, 1 angel
5 Gallon Shrimp Nano - Sakura Red Shrimp, Boraras Brigittae, Oto Cats, Olive Nerites, and Pink RamshornComment
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put some rocks around the base of the plants, it will protect them until they get better established.my fish house:
2.5g- ramshorn hatchery
6g eclipse- yellow shrimp, chili rasboras, yellow apple snails
29g- geo grow-out, angels, 12"fire eel, dwarf frog, apple snails
45g- jade sleeper gobies, native killifish, feeder endlers
75g- 2 oscars, parrot, silver dollars, albino channel cat, syno euptera, bichir, baby jaguar, convicts, yabby
125g- fahaka puffer, rainbow shark
and about a dozen bettas....Comment
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