Chaeto in main display?

[tmantaylor18]

I tried searching with no results so I thought I would ask..... Is there anything wrong with keeping chaeto in the main display. I am limited to where I can put this stuff and have it in there now and it made a big difference in water quality. Will I run into any problems?

 

[useskaforevil]

no, some fish might try to eat it, and its not exactly pretty. but i have some cheato in the display that i rotate with the sump to bring up pods for my mandarin.

 

[tmantaylor18]

Haha yeah my mystery wrasse is getting fat from eating pods out of it. So it wont spread out into the rocks and take over then right?

 

[phil121]

It has never attached to my rock in my nano tank and I have it in the display, but I have heard that it can. I personally like some in the display, I like the green it adds.

 

[useskaforevil]

i dunno if it can really attach, i;d figure it would have already done that in my sump. it can break from fish attacking it and get caught in powerheads, but i just make sure to give them a quick visual check now and then

 

[suasponte2/75]

I don't see why not. They don't form "runners" that will attach onto anything like other macros. I've entertained that idea for a while and think it might look kinda neat but I've got tangs and high flow in my display. It may not make it past a week before being consumed or blown all over the place.

 

[rjsilvers]

Chaeto can't attach to anything.

People that say it 'attached' to their rock are just talking about it getting snagged or stuck in a crevice.

 

[tmantaylor18]

Ok well I might as well leave it in the corner where it is then, it has helped my tank a ton.