Subj : Re: Pleco uproots plants To : All From : Charles Date : Fri Jan 16 2004 08:43 pm On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 21:07:23 -0000, "Ron Hagley" wrote: >Hi all, > >just found you and have a major problem I hope you may be able to help me >with. I have a 48" x 18" x 15 " Juwel with white silica sand as a base for >planting into. Unfortunately I also have a 10" Pleco which seems to revel in >disturbing the sand and consequently uprooting the plants in his attempts to >get under everything. I wonder if putting a layer of silica sand and then a >porous plastic mesh before the final layer of silica would help solve this >problem. I could then plant into the top layer and the roots would hopefully >work through the mesh into the bottom layer. Any thoughts on this or >alternative suggestions - I don't really want to lose Pleco as he is such a >character but.......... > >Best wishes >Ron > First thing I would try is to give the pleco a place to hide, a cave or something similar. -- - Charles - -does not play well with others --- þ RIMEGate(tm)/RGXPost V1.14 at BBSWORLD * Info@bbsworld.com --- * RIMEGate(tm)V10.2áÿ* RelayNet(tm) NNTP Gateway * MoonDog BBS * RgateImp.MoonDog.BBS at 1/16/04 8:43:04 PM * Origin: MoonDog BBS, Brooklyn,NY, 718 692-2498, 1:278/230 (1:278/230) .