Vallisneria - Info needed

Hi all,

As most of you know I keep Malawi cichlids, and don't have any plants in my tank, but I'd like to add a little green to my tank, some people said that Vaillisneria is a good idea as they're quite hardy and low light plants.

Will they work in a harder Malawi setup and where can I get some in Cape Town??

Thanks.

 

Dont think it will work, alot of ppl recommend Java Fern.

 

vallisneria is quite soft and brittlish.. the malawi's will demolish them like donny said, go for java fern or anubias

 

Java and anubia arent working aswell - i've tried it and they buggered it up - if its green its gone boet - go for fake plants or a rocky setup. My deacons ate anubias like sweet cake and my vallis like spaghetti.

Strongs

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Lol.. thanks for the head's up guys!!

@ Fonkie.. I've got a rocky setup all ready, but wanted to break the rocks with some plants..

Anyhow, thanks once again for the info!!

 

Hey Warnoob - Vallis is found naturally found in the lake... the trick with it in Malawi tanks is to first get it to propogate in a tub/tanlk outside and MASS plant it in your tank...

Take a 80liter Molly tub(the big round one with rope handles...Inch layer potting soil in the bottom - capped with inch and half normal aquarium gravel....place in good sunny position.... go buy some vallis and plant....Sooon you will have a LOT of Vallis and can mass plant in your tank - yeah,some will get chowwed,but hopefully not destroyed all in one go - giving it time to get established in the tank
Had a 5 foot malawi tank a good couple of years back that had a wall of vallis behind the rock hardscape - must have planted about 600 seperate plants....Worked for a good long while,but eventualy took it out as the runnerers just spread EVERYWHERE...lol

PS: No ferts - just a coupla rusty panel pins every 5cm or so pushed into gravel....