I have a rio 240 litre tank up and running for almost a year now but want to change things around. It is a community tank as it was my first tank and filled with mainly tetras ( congos tetras, columbian tetras, neon tetras and dayglows)
I also have three angels in there with some rosy barbs.
But my problem is when i bought the tank i wasnt advised well on substrate at all and oly have gravel in my tank ( about 4 inches of gravel) so all the plants at the moment are in little clay pots. not ideal i know but isnt hindsight a wonderful thing?
So long term is it ok to keep plants in the clay pots? they seem to be growing fine, in saying that i think elodea densa and crypts will grow anywhere. But id love to plant more different types of plants in the near future but not sure if i need soil/clay for rooting plants long term??
If i do how do i go about it if the tank is already established???
Also if its too late/ far too much hassle to add soil or clay now the tank is up and running will it hinder my selection of plants i can add to my tank???
I also have three angels in there with some rosy barbs.
But my problem is when i bought the tank i wasnt advised well on substrate at all and oly have gravel in my tank ( about 4 inches of gravel) so all the plants at the moment are in little clay pots. not ideal i know but isnt hindsight a wonderful thing?
So long term is it ok to keep plants in the clay pots? they seem to be growing fine, in saying that i think elodea densa and crypts will grow anywhere. But id love to plant more different types of plants in the near future but not sure if i need soil/clay for rooting plants long term??
If i do how do i go about it if the tank is already established???
Also if its too late/ far too much hassle to add soil or clay now the tank is up and running will it hinder my selection of plants i can add to my tank???
