Artificial Plants

[dfisherman]

I found some fake small ivy like plant at Hobby Lobby. Would like to use it to wrap around air hose to make it look better than just a black hose laying in the tank. Is this type of fake floral ok for aquarium if you let it soak a couple of days?

 

[tototime]

It should be. If it is a plastic, soak it in boiling water for a few seconds. Were there any marking on the box? What did the packaging say?

 

[Lucy]

I've used silk plants from the dollar store. Make sure there isn't any metal in the stems.

 

[dfisherman]

Stems have metal but covered in plastic. No box no packaging.

 

[Kunsthure]

If it has a "pretty" smell to it, it's not aquarium safe from what I've read.

-Lisa