So here's the question. Are there any plants out there that the fish are less likely to tear up/eat? Now I know most of my problem is the goldfish so I'm getting them their own tank but I was wondering if there are some plants out there that fish generally leave alone. Java moss is one and my goldies don't seem to bother the banana plant much so... It's just getting old putting them in and coming back to an empty planter you know. :cuss:

Java fern

Many species of Anubias have a coating on their leaves that deter many fish from eating them. Even the fish that do enjoy Anubias as a snack will not do much damage to the leaves as they are fairly robust. Another nice feature of this plant is the low lighting it can be kept in. I have two Anubias barteri in my tank and they seem to be complety left alone by my fish. Wish I could say the same for some of the other plants that have been picked almost bare :). The only important thing to remember with Anubias plants is to leave the rhizome above the substrate when planted or else it will rot from the bottom up. Hope this helps.

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there is also this interesting little plant called a water onion, they seem to hate the way it tasts (i would to ;)) cranium onion not dwarf onion, that plant is not supposed to be in the water, don't know why they are growing them like that.....

i haven't seen any fish that tries to eat java moss, or a 'moss' ball, they are hard to find, at least here in tucson but if you find one, they are really cool plant.

A water onion huh. I'll have to look one up. Oh, I did put a moss ball in there. They (the goldies) didn't eat it, just beat it up a lot. Kinda un-rolled it. I rolled 'er back up and put it in my Betta tank. He likes it. :)

You know what, this is getting hard. I love my fish and all. I even like my goldfish. Not what they do, just them. Still, I'm finding it really hard to come up with a way to have a big tank for my tropicals and a big cold water tank for my goldies. If I get another tank, I'll have to stack one on top of the other. Not that hard with a simple cinderblock stand but... I dunno. I don't want a cinderblock stand. I want a nice wooden... beautiful... stand. Aaaaa, why do goldfish have to be such hoodlums.

most larger amazon swords are left alone by almost all fish. clown loaches make holes in the leaves though if you have them
hygrophila corymbosa is pretty robust

Situation solved. Transfered my Goldies (Comets actually) to my pond. That's where they should have been from the start. Also, was given 2 baby Koi so they have some new friends! Wait, don't Koi grow to about 3 feet? Hmmm, here kitty, kitty, kitty. :evil: