oscars and plants

[Piscaholic]

just wondering if anybody has managed to successfully keep a planted oscar tank. i've heard that some people have while others swear that plastics are the only way to go if you want some green.

[Lady Hobbs]

From everything I've read, no. Oscars get much too big for real plants and like to tear things up too much.

[crackatinny]

Considering the way ours rearanges his fake planted tank, I would not see real ones lasting long at all.

[cocoa_pleco]

i have various plants planted into my oscars tank and neither him, the pacu, or convict rips them up or eats them.

[CAF]

It varies from fish to fish.

[Fishguy2727]

The best option may be potted plants, that way if they are moved they still have their roots in a nutritious substrate.

[oscarfish21]

dont pot your plants a large oscar will just break the plant at the stem and drag it around the tank i suggest if you want plants just plant them in fine gravel or a mix of gravel and sand that way they are much harder to uproot i have both real plants and a plastic one and the oscar rips that one up too!lol! i find he enjoys having alot of long leafy plants to make some shelter