Top 5 Live Aquarium Plants for Goldfish (That They Won't Destroy)

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@cheech26 4 жыл бұрын

0:24 -- Crinum Calamistratum 2:53 -- Anubias (Barteri, Golden Coin, Congensis) 4:02 -- Moss Balls 4:43 -- Java Fern 5:03 -- African Fern (Bolbitits)

@landonscott4149 4 жыл бұрын

You a real one thanks👍👍👍👍👍💯💯💯💯

@ElWiinosauriio 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! But yeah, right! My goldfish already ate a moss ball, and it is currently on the process of eating my anubia 😭 I hope the other 3 work. Wish my good luck.

@x.pq.x9444 3 жыл бұрын

my goldfish destroyed my moss balls actually

@luisluis9904 3 жыл бұрын

x.pq. x my goldfish ate the moss balls-

@voluntaryismistheanswer 3 жыл бұрын

My angels have been savaging my crinums, something to think about

@marymeyer7400 4 жыл бұрын

My goldfish is sooo derpy. He picks up gravel pebbles and then throws them at the glass. Lol

@hotdogfrenchfries5707 4 жыл бұрын

Bro, ur man is trying to bust out

@adoreyou7449 4 жыл бұрын

Omg mine did the same, it also jumped out of the tank whenever we fed it.

@blueberrypawsome 4 жыл бұрын

It’s him trying to get you to feed him, mine puts rocks on our fake plants, man I love goldfish

@vanessagabriel529 3 жыл бұрын

@@hotdogfrenchfries5707 hahahahaha..!!! finding nemo

@theGreatandPowerfulGOD 3 жыл бұрын

LOL! WOW

@jacquelinekariuki4055 4 жыл бұрын

Corey I call my goldfish naughty. They have eaten every plant, except a small anubis tucked in a decoration. They knock down the decorations, knock off the filter extender a d splash me in the eye while trying to feed them. They are too funny and never a dull moment.🤣🤣🤣🙄 Quick question when they lay eggs do they attach to everything? I can't figure out if it is new food not being eaten or not.🤷‍♀️ Had to clean the aquarium last night including everything inside the tank. They were much happier this morning. Not giving them any of the new food I purchased.

@Akina1517 4 жыл бұрын

Perfect timing! I'm thinking of getting plants/decor as a Christmas gift for a friend's tank and this helps as they have goldfish!

@JessicaMary0702 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Cory. Aquarium coop is my favorite KZfaq channel. Thanks for teaching me about fish.

@jesuisunepommedeterre4662 4 жыл бұрын

Woow, just before I put in an online order for aquatic plants. I had been doing some reading on plants I could fix in my goldfish tank. Perfect timing!

@AquariumCoop 4 жыл бұрын

*Need more goldfish videos? Check out our favorites here: **geni.us/GoldfishSeries*

@crimegeek 4 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thanks for being such a well educated person on variety of fish keeping you’re so helpful

@cjma482 4 жыл бұрын

I love goldfish and plants, so I know I already love this video!😍❤️

@Fonske 4 жыл бұрын

My goldfish (a veil-tail comet, I think) enjoys playing with moss balls. Another plants in her tank are emersed lucky bamboo, fully grown dwarf water lily, and water hyacinth. All doing nicely. Very tempted to try some bolbitis if I can find one!

@hannahs4624 Жыл бұрын

I just got 2 crinums and 2 Java ferns from you guys for my goldfish tank and I put them in easy planters so they won't be messed with. There is some melting on the crinum after several days as expected, but I can't wait to see it grow overtime!

@KGcichlids 4 жыл бұрын

Great info as always!

@darthbader6506 4 жыл бұрын

Great advice, thanks Cory

@kame.ch_1973 4 жыл бұрын

😉very beautiful👍 綺麗な金魚たちですね！

@cyclonicsquid4189 4 жыл бұрын

You are so on point about the cat antics, hilarious description!

@KETAN1234578 4 жыл бұрын

Great topic. Needed this👍👍

@spicypandabutt 4 жыл бұрын

Thank goodness I was just about out of fish keeping videos to watch😂

@dotdenier 4 жыл бұрын

Corey you are just in time! I got 6 fancies the other day and was wondering what plants are safe for them 😂

@simplyianne 3 жыл бұрын

Nice! Thanks for this ❤️

@furidragon261 3 жыл бұрын

Love your videos thanks so much for the info:-)

@24Revelation 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@BetterBetta 4 жыл бұрын

That tank behind you looks so nice!

@alexanderpratt9270 3 жыл бұрын

And void of plants..... Lol

@sandrastreifel6452 4 жыл бұрын

Goldfish are like cats!?! Lol!

@stfrancisintheback5314 4 жыл бұрын

Goldfish like Cats are always begging for food. Goldfish unlike Cats happily eat anything you feed them; Goldfish are not picky eaters.

@deeptenduchandra4507 4 жыл бұрын

Catfish have left the chat

@skellaberry 4 жыл бұрын

I think they are like dogs, and bettas are like cats

@pdiddy4292 4 жыл бұрын

Yayyyyy,another upload...💯🤘🤩

@joannecavan1213 4 жыл бұрын

good video, thank you

@YamiIsUsagi Жыл бұрын

Mah mans thanks for video now i know how to get plant for my goldfish ✨

@josequins9099 3 жыл бұрын

My fish love nibbling on elodea. I grow it in a second, smaller tank and put it in there purely for them to enjoy.

@indranathroychaudhury4984 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome goldfishes. Decorate well. You will thank your goldfishes for your life. 😀😀

@gigifabulous 2 жыл бұрын

I'm getting some Anubias tomorrow so this is great information. And I can easily get a moss ball

@QueAquatics 4 жыл бұрын

I love your content thank you

@makingmovesmark9641 3 жыл бұрын

A lily pad plant is pretty good plant as well people always think they should only be in ponds but they look good in aquariums too and they have thick stems that wont get eaten just tie down roots like other plants

@bruceprice3583 Жыл бұрын

I'am gping to try that. Ma ma knows somebody that has extra in her tank i guess. Might my first plant, but would like to get a few seen on here.

@davidfrancis3842 4 жыл бұрын

You did a video earlier this year showing how to remove plants from the pots, prep and glue to rocks. I can't find it anywhere. It was very informative for me and I'm ready to plant.

@AquariumCoop 4 жыл бұрын

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@davidfrancis3842 4 жыл бұрын

@@AquariumCoop That's it! Thank you so much. Spent a year watching your videos and I think I'm ready....will be ordering everything from your site!

@crash4hope 4 жыл бұрын

Cabomba does really well with my goldfish.

@leighdicken7648 4 жыл бұрын

My goldfish really liked the taste of the moss balls I used in my tank

@swannydeehosinpepper9655 4 жыл бұрын

Hey dude, love the channel especially when you visit Dean.. Where are you located ?? I thought I heard you were in Delaware.. If so, my wife's sister and brother-in-law live there in Milton, close to Rehoboth Beach.. They come down 3 or 4 times a year, to Virginia.. If you are from around there, I may purchase some fish from you and they can bring them down.. I would buy one of those battery powered air pumps and have it shipped to them before and they should make it down with no problems.. If you aren't from there, I will wait until spring and get some fish shipped here.. You are straight up crazy for going to Japan, dude.. That place in totally radiated and not safe at all.. Thanks, I have learned tons of info from watching your show..

@annabelchristian2933 2 жыл бұрын

Hahahha my 2 hooligan goldies uprooted my foxtails hahaha thanks for this info.

@yorkshirepillock6108 4 жыл бұрын

Tried all of these in the past and the crinum was the only survivor, the moss balls were a disaster they destroyed them and there was moss ball throughout the tank. I've had success with vallisneria gigantea as it grows quickly and they don't seem to like the taste!

@jasonspellich2440 4 жыл бұрын

Ditto, my moss looks like a couple of flat tires lol.

@Vesdus 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I was able to intervene and save my moss balls when they started picking at them, but all my java ferns were uprooted or eaten, my amazon sword and micro sword were both chewed down to the roots, and all my hornwort and bacopa vines were picked barren. I'll give those two plants a shot. If they don't work, there's always room in my other tanks.

@mordithe 4 жыл бұрын

Get a castle already!😁 In the 800

@boldandstripedgeckos1813 4 жыл бұрын

Would you recommend still adding nutrients such as excel or flourish?

@loomaunty4133 4 жыл бұрын

My goldfish have moss balls and mouse ear plant. So far so good. I feed them cichlid excel and omega one gold fish food. They seem to prefer the food. They've demolish the odd moss ball. I hear java moss is ok so I might try grow it on some type of mesh and stick it in with suction cups. My problem is looking at my tank it reminds me of a swimming pool look.

@Jesus-eg3yb 4 жыл бұрын

What gravel do you suggest for goldfish tank? Any particular sand or mixture of sand and gravel you recommend? What lights do you recommend for the plants? Look forward to hearing from you, my tank looks depressing empty with only one goldfish.

@BlatentlyFakeName 4 жыл бұрын

Water lilies (but them let them grow a bit first) :) The lily is the only plant in my pond they don't destroy.

@petuniaflower100 3 жыл бұрын

Mine have killed my gorgeous lily and all the hornwort. Little crazy pirhanas.

@zanderriley8369 Жыл бұрын

Another I would suggest is Pythos quick growers and suck up nitrate well. They also don’t need a lot of sun

@arnoldaquaticsacoustics3799 3 жыл бұрын

I'm keeping plants and goldfish together with great success in my plastic bin goldfish aquarium video...

@Vesdus 3 жыл бұрын

Which plants?

@Josh-hv7qm 4 жыл бұрын

Hey I know this is off topic but I am trying to decide on two power heads for my 75 gallon ciclid tank. Hydros gen 2 850/ Hydros gen 3 1350/ Hyrdros gen 3 1950 … I want two, one for circulating the bottom and one for the top of the tank for water movement. I would love to hear your thoughts. Thanks!

@samcruz7782 4 жыл бұрын

That one black goldfish at the top isn’t looking too good

@lenasem8626 4 жыл бұрын

Stoner

@robertromero5930 4 жыл бұрын

I found that if you get a thick enough mat of moss they can't destroy it. They love trying to rip it up but they usually aren't strong enough I have them in a 75 and its filled with moss.

@Crystal-bb4jn 4 жыл бұрын

I can’t believe Krypts didn’t make this list!

@Vesdus 3 жыл бұрын

Do goldfish avoid eating them?

@Crystal-bb4jn 3 жыл бұрын

@@Vesdus yes!

@Vesdus 3 жыл бұрын

@@Crystal-bb4jn Thank you!

@Hennaf16 3 жыл бұрын

@@Crystal-bb4jn which crypts do goldfish not eat?

@naturesfinest2408 4 жыл бұрын

Vallesneria I'd imagine would work well. They have thicker leaves, big roots, and are longgggg.

@prodromoskouroudis 3 жыл бұрын

For me it didnt work either lol, they lasted 2 months with these...goats

@bradenellis8125 4 жыл бұрын

Next video could be what plants to grow specifically to feed your gold fish!

@SK-sq5bk 4 жыл бұрын

Braden Ellis duckweed and riccia should be on it

@xEricC1001x 4 жыл бұрын

I had terrible results putting zucchini in my goldfish tank (for my pleco). They loved it. and then they ate it. And then they realized they could eat my Anubias and they won't stop x.x . The tank was established with these fish over a year before they met the zucchini and moved their palette to the plants lol

@Zachary360Games 4 жыл бұрын

I just toss hornwort in and it does the job lol. Probably the only plant I’ve had no problems with.

@amberjones4870 3 жыл бұрын

My Goldies eat it like there is no tomorrow

@Vesdus 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah they pick the individual pines off them until there is nothing left.

@stfrancisintheback5314 4 жыл бұрын

Just jam a ton of hornwort in your tank. The goldfish will have plenty of fun foraging for and nibbling every tiny little crumb stuck within its leaves. Since hornwort just floats in the water; no worries about it being uprooted; it's a floating plant. It looks grate, when a bunch of it's, in the tank.

@R1Ammar 7 ай бұрын

Hey Cory, any Carpet plants you think would work with Goldfish? Maybe Monte Carlo or something?

@adamsaquaculture3173 4 жыл бұрын

I ordered a 2 inch fahaka puffer I’m going to have to keep it in a 5 gallon quarantine tank for two months any advice it comes in two days

@trumpetRex 4 жыл бұрын

I never cared for goldfish before, especially the "modified" ones. However after watching your videos I have become fascinated with them. In particular I enjoy the black and white (lion Head?) swim and feed.loveable little guy.

@rogeretiennedelacruz3000 4 жыл бұрын

the water wisteria in my goldfish tank is growing like a weed. heheh

@flamingbridges1649 4 ай бұрын

I have java fern and anubias in with my goldfish. Like those plants as they don't need to be planted into substrate

@nsane992002 2 жыл бұрын

What about hornwort? I’m having great luck with it in my goldfish tank

@Fablevill 4 жыл бұрын

I recently got my first goldfish which are little feeders I fell in love with while I was working at Petco. Currently there in a bare bottom 5.5 gallon with a little castle, but I know they're gonna get MUCH bigger. I just started putting plants in my betta tank and I've been propagating pothos to put in my frog's tank, so I fully intend on putting some plants in with the goldies eventually.

@malinasworld 2 жыл бұрын

How did it work out? How are your fish doing?

@alexkavo8930 4 жыл бұрын

Would there be any issue in chopping up larger moss balls into a bunch of smaller ones and using them as my “substrate”?

@ptkinternationaltrade4604 Жыл бұрын

Sir i get an internal filter with air flow and that one sucks all poop of my goldie and cleans the tank bit i always changes 30% water every weak. I don't have any substrate in the tank so that's easy to clean. 😄

@thesmokingplank 4 жыл бұрын

lol moss balls 🤣 i tried moss balls, they shredded them in minutes.

@ElWiinosauriio 4 жыл бұрын

I laughed at that one too. My gold fish ate a whole moss ball, and it is currently working on an anubia lol

@thesmokingplank 4 жыл бұрын

@@ElWiinosauriio they're really the cats of the fish world lol. can't have anything nice😂

@alexanderpratt9270 3 жыл бұрын

Hortwort(coontail) that's all I get away with my fancy tail she eats everything

@pettergriff7778 4 жыл бұрын

Can you do this for cichlids Like peacock or mubuna

@pasqualenocerino5660 4 жыл бұрын

I have anubias, Cryptocoryne Balansae and cryptocoryne wendtii with goldfish

@nauticalproductions4146 3 жыл бұрын

My goldfish shredded the Java Fern and Marimo Moss Ball I had put in there, oops. I still love them.

@pecky38 4 жыл бұрын

My goldfish is a 'food hunter' and eats everything. I bought it when it was around 2 inches but now around 9 inches and the problem comes. I've Anubias Berteri with large strong leaves but it just eats the young leaves that have not grown strong enough! I end up move the plants to one end of the tank and built a fence so that it can see the plants but can't get through. Then I added more plants even with small leaves :-) I can feel it was not happy at the beginning but is now looks okay and get used to this setup!

@Sathish_12 4 жыл бұрын

build a wall 😅

@kingkato21 Жыл бұрын

I have 2 common and 3 comets. They ate everything I had in my tank including Java fern, Java moss and amazon swords. They don't eat with my anubias barteri. I have a high light Tank, and need something to shade the anubias.

@Soadfan-zr1fs 2 жыл бұрын

what kind of glue do you use thats safe to glue plants to decorations? brand name would be appreciated. also where can i learn more about how to do so? links? trying badly to learn for my goldfish. i've been using fishing line.

@lukewade2767 4 жыл бұрын

do you guys keep fancys in store?

@Soadfan-zr1fs 2 жыл бұрын

IS CRINUM CALAMISTRUM ok for smaller tanks like a 75 gallon? I have a 10 inch goldfish fully grown over 10 yrs old

@Nesterbluethunder60 2 жыл бұрын

What kind of air bubbles are those? Are they weighted or suction cupped?

@nurynotes 4 жыл бұрын

Do the aquariums need gravel? And decor? Any recommendations on who I can talk to about my questions, I have so many!

@BlatentlyFakeName 4 жыл бұрын

No but it's better with it. You can also use sand (I do in my tropical tank). It needs a lot of washing first but looks nicer.

@ShaneHurley1 4 жыл бұрын

I received a goldfish as a gag gift for my birthday and I now wanna upgrade to a 10gallon with maybe some bottom dwellers or small schoolers what are ideal cold water tank mates for a comet goldfish?

@CC-wy1yb 3 жыл бұрын

Can you have bonsai tree in oranda tank?

@brittanysummers898 4 жыл бұрын

If I used ur 5gal bucket dyi filter is there a way I could put it lower then the tank

@GrayWithMe 2 жыл бұрын

What about floating plants like water lettuce

@belindafalgout1675 2 жыл бұрын

I bought my goldfish from Petco, the tank said Comet goldfish. I shared my fish to a Facebook group... everybody screamed at me!!!! They are common... Not Comet !!! Lol Only one has a longer tail fin, the other four have a shorter tail. Body types all look the same. The coloring on them is a little bit different two are more gray looking... one of the orange ones had a lot of black that's all turns orange and one of the orange ones is turning white. Anyway, in one of your question-and-answer videos... you said common and Comet are the same! The group I'm in seems to think that shortround tells our common and anything that has a longer fancy flowing tail is a comet. The research I did doesn't really specify!? Could you do a video just on the differences and or there's No difference!?! Lol

@sankhabarik4042 4 жыл бұрын

Brother which plants are good for swanki fish

@suzannemoran7281 Жыл бұрын

Hi. I have just subscribed. I have 6 small goldfish outside in a pond. I am bringing them inside for winter. I am getting their tank ready and this video is great to help me choose some plants. I have a question please. My goldfish are just the ordinary comet type and 2 shubunkins. Can I keep them in an open top tank like yours or will they jump out ? Thank you 🙂

@AquariumCoop Жыл бұрын

Usually they won’t jump out. Not impossible but usually only happens if they get spooked.

@suzannemoran7281 Жыл бұрын

@@AquariumCoop Thank you. Because I have a lid that I want to remove so that I can use a different type of Filtration.

@matthewzito6130 4 жыл бұрын

Can I assume that all of these do well at room temperature? I once tried keeping a moss ball with some Sarassa Comets and they quickly pulled it apart.

@AquariumCoop 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, pretty much all aquarium plants prefer room temps vs the tropical temps we keep them at.

@dithdave2495 4 жыл бұрын

Can RFT live w/ goldfish?

@DK-qp9os 4 жыл бұрын

Tbh i had luck with smaller anubias species. My goldie is not too big tho, to be fair (stunted growth rescue).

@Drifter0001 2 жыл бұрын

What about water lettuce?

@maanvis5182 4 жыл бұрын

Can i keep Java moss in my goldfish aquarium?

@BenDover-sd3so 3 жыл бұрын

I found a plant from a lake put it in my 20 gallon for 15 year old gold fish and he ate it

@zellawolf3132 3 жыл бұрын

What sizes tank to you have?

@seanysheep9322 2 жыл бұрын

what fish is that on @4:30 ? the black and white one

@bern585 4 жыл бұрын

i put a bunch of floating plants in my goldfish tank, excess from my guppy tank and the goldfish ate them all in a day OMG! lol

@mskristinemg 4 жыл бұрын

How did you become a master aquatic horticulturist?

@thirdwatch9939 4 жыл бұрын

I want goldfish in my kitchen. 75gl should be great. Sadly the finance committee has not approved this, yet.

@lukeclarke1068 4 жыл бұрын

Easier to get forgiveness than it is to get permission

@JustAWatcher73 4 жыл бұрын

@@lukeclarke1068 very true!!

@citysagewort6009 4 жыл бұрын

Need to overlay this list with salt hardy plants so when I dose the tank i don't have to pull the plants every time...

@mastermarkus5307 4 жыл бұрын

Why do you have to dose your tank with salt? I've never heard of that being necessary for freshwater tanks.

@mangala666 4 жыл бұрын

Master Markus salt’s actually the original fungicide/antiseptic/antiparasitic for fish keeping. A lot of countries don’t let you get OTC meds for fish, and salt works very well for a lot of things. Java fern is supposed to handle it very well. Also I’m finding water sprite is handling small amounts of salt in the water just fine (I have a semi brackish water fish and so I tend to dump small bits from the brine shrimp hatchery into that tank without rinsing it at all)

@laudydorado5245 3 жыл бұрын

I looked this up because they munching the hornswort plants I bought yesterday, so I kept them away on a separate place.

@ironcaveape 4 жыл бұрын

Hygrophila polysperma works good for me.

@angiebear8727 2 жыл бұрын

What about floating plants?

@teddythots4644 2 жыл бұрын

For me, moss balls were a disaster. They kept picking at them until they started to flatten out, and they clogged my filter. I do not recommend moss balls personally.

@steventhompson5554 4 жыл бұрын

Tried a moss ball with my goldfish and they shredded it. Maybe work in the sump under the tank?

@naturesfinest2408 4 жыл бұрын

Why do that?

@steventhompson5554 4 жыл бұрын

Nature's Finest, as I mentioned, they shredded the moss ball in the tank

@naturesfinest2408 4 жыл бұрын

@@steventhompson5554right I probably should've said why i asked... Why keep it in a sump? The point of having it is to see it right? It isnt a plant that filters well/really at all due to its slow growth. Why put it in a sump when you can put it in a tank where you will see it. You can keep moss balls in small bowls and it looks good, you can find pics online. Can you easily see your sump when looking at the main tank? Do you keep other plants in the sump? Would you be willing to get a light for the sump? Essentially, how is your sump set up?

@cameronadams1125 4 жыл бұрын

I have a tank with 4 crypt species, valisnaria and echinodorus. Never touched, never bothered with

@Vesdus 3 жыл бұрын

Have you tried other plants with them?

@cameronadams1125 3 жыл бұрын

@@Vesdus yeah they eat most of them unfortunately

@Vesdus 3 жыл бұрын

I have 5 common goldfish, the biggest is about 6 inches long, and they've eaten every plant that I've ever put in their tank. Fighting algae is tiring, so I'm looking for plants they won't eat. I'll give those ones a try.

@cameronadams1125 3 жыл бұрын

@@Vesdus id get an echinodourus that’s got tough leaves and an already good root system and possibly weight them down or place between hardscape. They’ll probably still pull some up but they work with mine. If you want to check out one of my tanks, not the goldfish, search tropiczen jungle tank

@Vesdus 3 жыл бұрын

@@cameronadams1125 Thanks buddy! I'll check out that video right now.