Hi,
So I have a 10 gallon freshwater fish tank, and have 3 types of live plants in it. One is a Wisteria, one is an Onion (Crinum Thaianum) and the other is a Waterlily (Nymphea Lotus Green). The Wisteria got absolutely huge and started taking over most of the upper part of the tank. The Onion is growing very large and well, but isnt taking up much room. The Waterlily is a very nice plant, with two leaves finally reaching the top of the water.
My question is: do I have to worry about the plants causing problems for my fish? I just pruned the Wisteria minutes ago to make more room in the tank. Will that hurt the wisteria? I'm very proud of my plant life, but I don't want my Betta, 2 guppies, Veiltail Placostymos, and 4 snails to suffer because of the plants.
So to sum up: Is it ok to prune the plants when they get too big? I just chopped off parts of the plant. Also, do the larger the plants get harm the fish more (eating up oxygen, etc)? The tank does have a filter and a bubble stone.
Thanks much!!
So I have a 10 gallon freshwater fish tank, and have 3 types of live plants in it. One is a Wisteria, one is an Onion (Crinum Thaianum) and the other is a Waterlily (Nymphea Lotus Green). The Wisteria got absolutely huge and started taking over most of the upper part of the tank. The Onion is growing very large and well, but isnt taking up much room. The Waterlily is a very nice plant, with two leaves finally reaching the top of the water.
My question is: do I have to worry about the plants causing problems for my fish? I just pruned the Wisteria minutes ago to make more room in the tank. Will that hurt the wisteria? I'm very proud of my plant life, but I don't want my Betta, 2 guppies, Veiltail Placostymos, and 4 snails to suffer because of the plants.
So to sum up: Is it ok to prune the plants when they get too big? I just chopped off parts of the plant. Also, do the larger the plants get harm the fish more (eating up oxygen, etc)? The tank does have a filter and a bubble stone.
Thanks much!!