I have 3 little plants in my fish tank. They didn't have that metal thing at the pet store that weighs them down and holds them together so my goldfish keep nibbling on them and pulling them up out of the gravel. Can I put pliable aluminum around my plants?
don't okorder /.. goldfish will eat pretty much all live plants, which is why they should are best in with silk plants or rock decor only. even with lead weights (which shouldn't be left on the plants with the sponge wrap as it can cause the roots to rot), the goldfish could probably still pull them up.
Get some large round rocks, the smooth kind I think they are called 'river rocks' or something and you can arrange them around the plants bottom that it kind of pinches it in. You might have to mess with it a bit to get it right. I hope this helps =]
no aluminum will rust and mess the water quality
As long as that aluminum wasn't exposed to any toxins (pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, etc.), it should be fine. The aluminum itself certainly won't harm the fish, just beware of residue that may be on it. EDIT: Really? Aluminum doesn't rust! Iron rusts! *sigh* Rust is iron oxide. While aluminum will corrode, producing aluminum oxide, it is also nontoxic. Metals do NOT affect water chemistry in any real way-- pure metals are entirely insoluble!!! If you were using metal salts other than aluminum oxide (you aren't) like aluminum nitrate, or copper chloride, there would be real reason for concern, but the rate at which aluminum oxide dissolves into the water is so negligible that there will be ZERO affect!
