Plastic Aquarium Plants can be a low maintenance option that make looking after your Siamese Fighting Fish tank a little less labor intensive. So if you’d like to add some more visual interest to your tank there are many types of plastic plants to choose from but before you do here’s a word of warning.

Plastic Aquarium Plants with sharp edges can damage the fins and tails on your Siamese Fighting Fish.

Therefore if you’re going to add plastic plants to your fighting fish tank make sure the plastic is soft and doesn’t have any sharp edges that your Siamese Fighting Fish can catch his tail on.

This happen to both my male Halfmoons and in particular my blue butterfly. When I purchased him he had a beautiful rounded tail and after a couple of days in a display tank with plastic plants the edges of his tail was freyed and he looked more like a Crowntail, than a Halfmoon. So be warned as this was a hard lesson for me to learn.

Another point worth mentioning about plastic aquarium plants is they can attract algae which means you will have to clean them regularly, so the associated bacteria doesn’t become a problem for your Siamese Fighting Fish. One way to solve this problem though is to add an “algae eater” to your tank such as a Bristlenose Catfish or Apple Snail. Another way is to add a conditioner to your water that has an additive to inhibit algae growth.

Therefore plastic plants can add to the look and feel of your Siamese Fighting Fish tank and your fish will appreciate the many benefits that they offer but just in case you still like the idea of a live plant without the live plant maintenance then you might want to consider some Java Moss.

Java Moss doesn’t have roots and therefore doesn’t need to be planted like more conventional plants. It has a soft leaf so it won’t damage your Siamese Fighter’s fins but it can get rather sprawling and doesn’t have a more conventional plant like structure, so it may not be eveyone’s cup of tea. At the end of the day though you might want to use a combination of plastic plants with Java Moss draped over them.

Therefore there are many ways you can go about decorating your tank with plastic aquarium plants but at the end of the day it will all just come down to your personal taste and what suits you the best.

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