Many plants require tropical temperatures, and may experience significantly slowed growth, or even die off if the temperature drops too low.īut there are a few plants that will grow in a tank with goldfish, and I’ve listed the ones I’ve personal had success with below.Īnubias Barteri – These hardy little plants are nearly indestructible and are one of the best choices for a goldfish tank. That leaves only two types of plants that will work in a goldfish tank – those that can grow outside of the substrate, and those too tough for them to eat.Īs if trying to find a plant to survive the predation of a goldfish wasn’t hard enough, it also has to be able to grow in the cold water these fish need. What few plants they won’t eat, they will still uproot and damage in their incessant search for food. There are only a handful of plants that can survive the attention of a goldfish. Little did I know I was setting out on an incredibly difficult quest, and that few plants could survive with a goldfish. Apparently goldfish and plants don’t mix, despite what I had been assured by the salesman.Īfter I came to terms with the fact I had fed my goldfish what amounted to an incredibly expensive salad, I decided to seek out plants that would work in a goldfish tank. It was then that I realized I had fallen prey to what many new fish keepers experience – incredibly poor advice from the local pet store. The few plants that remained had either been uprooted and were tumbling around the tank, or had been eaten down to nubs, barely poking above the substrate.Īnd as I watched in horror, my goldfish continued to tear apart the few remaining plants. When I awoke the next morning, my aquarium had underwent a plant apocalypse.
Satisfied with my work, I decided to call it a night. I spent the next few hours carefully placing the plants in my aquarium, until I had the locations just right. Once there, I purchased every type of plant I could find, and returned home with an armful of aquatic plants. So after setting up the tank and adding the fish, I returned to the local pet store. I had never done anything aquarium related before, but I was going to jump in with both feet. It was going to have a dense underwater forest of plants, and my tank would be the envy of every local fish keeper. I still remember purchasing my first goldfish as a young adult, and planning out the perfect tank for it.
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