Snip Snip

[hosm]

Hi,
I'm very new to the planted tank, just want to know what type of sissor you guys use to trim your plants as mine is growing a bit wild already.
As I have seen some ER like long sissor going for $30 odd dollars.
Will the metal ones get rusty after a while?
Or have any one use ceramics sissors for this hobby?

TIA

sm

Oh yes, any shop to recomend with resonable prices?

[eprouve]

I just use normal scissors... I'm not sure, but I don't think there are any adverse effects of sticking your stainless steel scissors into the water, based on the fact that Riccia is grown on Stainless Steel Mesh for most people.

[loupgarou]

get the jbl ones. either keong seong or teo's (cheaper)

[Allen_1971]

Its best to get a pair of stainless steel ones, so they don't rest. Having said that, you don't really need specialist tools like JBL scissors... I've been using a pair of kitchen scissors (the kind they cut chicken with) since I started. Where JBL and other specialist scissors help is that they are longer and thinner and can help reach those hard to reach places (sounds like a toothbrush ad [] )

[hosm]

Ok...when you use those normal kitchen sissor and if you need to cut somthing near the bottom of the tank you'll have to put your whole arm in the water.
Would it be diffuclt for you to see where you are cutting.
Hate to a fish cut in half after the trimming...[]

cheers

[apollo]

Hi there

If you can cut a fish into 2 when trimming your plants, it ok cos it must be dead!!!

If not the fish will be ten miles awy from your hand if space allow them to do so! Haha....

Save the money for liquid fert and others. Normal scissor will do the job just fine.

[vinz]

Normal scissors will do, but if your tank is 2' tall and 2' wide, the long thin ones give you better reach.

[DEA]

ok, this is what I personally do
u know those plant trimmers for terresterial plants? the ones that come with a spring?
i unscrewed the pivot pin, added silicone grease to the joints and i used it to trim my aquatic plants, taking care to dry the thing after each use (exposed surfaces only)
it's very effective at cutting hard or thick stalks (especially echinodorus leaves) and it springs back, making for easy cutting
12 bucks at NTUC iirc

[loupgarou]

sorry. I've managed to cut shrimp into two when triming elatine like a hair cut..

[David]

eerhh not really apollo...i have accidentally snip off the tail of my fellowella before and it died 2 days later.....[]

[hosm]

Juz went down to Keong Seong and got myself a pair of JBL...hehehe..felling a bit rich at that time.
The JBL feels good and cuts good.
Any way I also have a pair of those cheap $1 garden sissor.
Both cuts well.
Thanks for all input.
sm

btw did not cut off any fish or shrimp head....[] [] []

[eprouve]

Those fish and shrimp that got cut are either fated to die or simply love coming into contact with you... sigh. I usually find all my fish on the other side of the tank whenever my hand or scissors is in the water... wel, except for the occassional shrimp that starts to pluck on the hairs on my arm thinking its algae.[]

[limsc]

I uses those stainless steel scissors that normally you uses to cut hair. You can get the shorter one(8~10cm) if you want to. It is $2 at most pasar malan.