I have a 20 gallon long (30 inches) topfin tank that is bare bottomed. I love it this way it is much easier to take care of. My question is this. I saw a previous post that toothless made containing a pic of his bare bottem tank and his had all kind of artificial plants in there. How do you get them to stay put in a bare bottom. Right now the only decor I have in there is an ancient bridge by petsmart. I would like to put a fake plant or two in there to conceal the heater. Any ideas anyone?

They sell plant anchors at most fish stores and they work great!! Ive used glass pots and "planted" the plant in them with marbles.

I tried plant anchors before on a bonsai tree I had. They were the kind you twist around and looked kinda unsightly. I will have to the store and do some more hunting

Yeah the twisty tie ones right? I had a bonsai that wanted to float all the time... wasnt made the best as the bottom of it was too awkward to really do anything with...

use a hot glue gun to fasten them to those cheap glass "rocks" that are used for flower vases. Just make sure the stones are not treated chemically on the surface.

That is a great idea Man Yu. I was thinking I could get a couple polished river rocks and use my hot glue gun to glue them to the bottom of the plant.That would look great. I think I am going to try that. Thanks for the idea

You can also use aquarium sealant (might be safer than hot glue?) to glue rocks to the bottom of the plants...someone (jstrist? ) did that as Tip of the Month once~

the hot glue might actually be safer than the sealant, which if not cured properly, could leach toxins in the water. Hot glue sticks are a plastic, and thus completely inert and needs no curing when set.

Thanks Man Yu. I used the hot glue gun before to repair a bubble wall tubing and it worked great.