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Ok. I know that live plants are nice because the turtles will be able to eat them... but if just for decoration I want some plastic ones are there any with suction cups at the bottom instead of the little cups for burying or filling with gravel? You know, something that would work in a tank with a bare bottom?

My husband took some sandstone and drilled holes in it and then glued the plants in the holes, so far so good....make sure the glue is safe. It works. My only concern is Zeke has nibbled off a couple bites here and there of the plastic plants...I get paid on Wednesday so we are hopefully going to switch those to real live plants.

Here's an example:

There are suction cup bottomed plants available, but I couldn't find any at my local stores. Check online. Some members know of good sites to go to for equipment and accessories. I'm going to silicone some rocks to bottom of mine to make them sink. I got the example on here somewhere. I was told to make sure the silicone is either aquarium safe, or that it doesn't have mildewcides in it, like for the kitchen and bath. Good luck!

Yeah. I was at the pet store and the guy saw me looking at plants. When I told him I had a turtle he told me he used to keep one and that if I got plants it would just eat them (and probably kill them). He said he used to give his cuttings from aquatic plants. And off the record recommended I try to locate some of those that are *ahem* illegal to sell because they are considered noxious weeds. Which if what I learned in Plant Biology is similar to this, it is plants that are considered a hazard to agriculture crops? The guy who led our lab told us he was always going to Lowe's and calling in the people to come and destroy shipments of plants that pretty much trash forests and other ecosystems... however a bunch aren't illegal just because they don't trash cash crops. Anyways, the point being that the plants grow like crazy and the turtle would have plenty to munch on with the tank still looking pretty.

I use plastic plants and I've never had a problem. They thought at first that it was something to eat, but soon realized it wasn't possible. Mine don't have suction cups, but they have weights on the bottom. I've seen pics of the suction cup plants, but I've never found them in stores.

cprcheetah wrote:My husband took some sandstone and drilled holes in it and then glued the plants in the holes, so far so good....make sure the glue is safe. It works. My only concern is Zeke has nibbled off a couple bites here and there of the plastic plants...I get paid on Wednesday so we are hopefully going to switch those to real live plants.

Here's an example:

That is what I did. Instead of glue though just fill the hole with aquarium silicone and stick it in the hole. Works perfectly.

zuse wrote:Yeah. I was at the pet store and the guy saw me looking at plants. When I told him I had a turtle he told me he used to keep one and that if I got plants it would just eat them (and probably kill them). He said he used to give his cuttings from aquatic plants. And off the record recommended I try to locate some of those that are *ahem* illegal to sell because they are considered noxious weeds. Which if what I learned in Plant Biology is similar to this, it is plants that are considered a hazard to agriculture crops? The guy who led our lab told us he was always going to Lowe's and calling in the people to come and destroy shipments of plants that pretty much trash forests and other ecosystems... however a bunch aren't illegal just because they don't trash cash crops. Anyways, the point being that the plants grow like crazy and the turtle would have plenty to munch on with the tank still looking pretty.

You would be referring to anacharis. It is illegal to sell it in SC. I have a house in Myrtle Beach, SC and a house in Havelock, NC. The turtle stays in my house in M.B. so whenver I am on my way there from the other house I stop at a pet store in NC on the way and pick some anacharis up. Our turtle is an anacharis addict. She goes absolutey nuts when I put it in her tank. She devours it.

missibsu wrote: I've seen pics of the suction cup plants, but I've never found them in stores.

I've never seen them sold but what I've done with my fish tanks is buy the suctions and then buy the fake plants that are "stuck" into a plastic base. Remove the base and stick the plant into the suction. Voila! Suctioin plants!

For suction cups that don't have holes, I've used a sharp object like an awl to make one and then stick the stem of the plant in that.

That's a great idea!

I live in South Carolina and can buy anacharis at Petsmart.

This is the list he meant. It's posted in the store:

http://www.dnr.sc.gov/water/envaff/aqua ... llegal.pdf

He made it sound like it was just illegal to sell it. It's also illegal to possess them. Never mind, then. Especially since what I'm studying is kind of something practially in the Clemson Department of Agriculture...

I don't think all the noxious weeds are illegal if they're already prevalent?

Thanks for the tips for the suction cups for the plants! It worked an he really likes swimming by them and resting on top of them! I also got some of the larger black river rocks from the craft department (???) at Wal-Mart and spread them over the bottom of the aquarium. He likes to go digging in them to find his reflection or look for little scraps of food he might have missed. They're fairly large rocks... at least 2 or 3 inches but not big enough where they can hurt him by falling on him and much too large for him to eat (probably ever).

zuse wrote:This is the list he meant. It's posted in the store:

http://www.dnr.sc.gov/water/envaff/aqua ... llegal.pdf

He made it sound like it was just illegal to sell it. It's also illegal to possess them. Never mind, then. Especially since what I'm studying is kind of something practially in the Clemson Department of Agriculture...

I don't think all the noxious weeds are illegal if they're already prevalent?

They are considered a pest plant because they grow so much and choke out everything else in SC.

ZooKeeper wrote:I live in South Carolina and can buy anacharis at Petsmart.

In which city? I know they just opened a PetSmart in Myrtle Beach. I've been to it a few times but I didn't see any anacharis. If they are they are probably not aware that it is illegal.