Duckweed just ups and disappears! - Aquarium Advice

William · 02-07-2004, 02:27 PM

I just added almost 3 cups of duckweed to my 29gal tank this past tuesday, I believe it was.

All of it but a single piece has up and disappeared!

It did not die, because theres no dead pieces anywhere..

Its just up and disappeared!

I've watched my fish closely, and no one seems to be eating it..

So I don't know what the hecks going on, its like aliens are abducting it or something

Does anyone have any clues?

PS

This isn't the first time its happened, EVERY time I add duckweed to the 29 it disappears.

I don't have that problem in any of my other tanks that have duckweed in it..

astroguy · 02-07-2004, 02:41 PM

well, obviously somebody must eat them! Maybe you have some snails or larvae..

02-07-2004, 03:27 PM

Looking at your sig for the 29, I don't see anything there that I think would eat it, or at least not much.

In any case, I wish I had that problem! My duckweed multiplies faster than I can keep up with scooping it out.

William · 02-07-2004, 03:39 PM

I love duckweed, I have it in most my tanks, cept for the 29.

Its like the 29 is a dark abyss in space that swallows up nothing but duckweed in a mystical, magical sort of way.

o_O

Raimeiken · 02-07-2004, 09:10 PM

check your filter mate!

William · 02-07-2004, 09:35 PM

First place I checked

Thats not a problem in any of the tanks that have duckweed

LAGlocker · 02-07-2004, 10:00 PM

Not sure where the duckweed can be going, but I know in my tank that I put it in, I have noticed my redtailed sharks will nip at it. Not sure if they are eating it or what, but just wanted to say.

William · 02-07-2004, 10:53 PM

I don't have ahy redtails tho.

LAGlocker · 02-07-2004, 10:59 PM

Yeah I noticed that, but saw that you did have a shark, even if it is a bala. Not sure if they would do like my redtails do or not. IT is a thought though, that if the fish nip at it, they may eat it. OTher than that, I really couldnt guess where it woudl be going to. I know some of mine has actually gotten to the bottom of the tank, and stays there. It really likes my driftwood, looks like I have a tree or shrub growing in the bottom of my tank. Also have some stuck to the gravel, and other plants.

fishluvr · 02-08-2004, 03:24 PM

It could definitely be the Bala Shark...I had one (many years ago) that actually ate some of the plastic plants I had in the tank.

02-07-2004, 02:27 PM	#1
William Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 2,553 Images: 5	Duckweed just ups and disappears! I just added almost 3 cups of duckweed to my 29gal tank this past tuesday, I believe it was. All of it but a single piece has up and disappeared! It did not die, because theres no dead pieces anywhere.. Its just up and disappeared! I've watched my fish closely, and no one seems to be eating it.. So I don't know what the hecks going on, its like aliens are abducting it or something Does anyone have any clues? PS This isn't the first time its happened, EVERY time I add duckweed to the 29 it disappears. I don't have that problem in any of my other tanks that have duckweed in it.. __________________ 30gal; Bala Shark, Pl*co

02-07-2004, 03:39 PM	#4
William Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 2,553 Images: 5	I love duckweed, I have it in most my tanks, cept for the 29. Its like the 29 is a dark abyss in space that swallows up nothing but duckweed in a mystical, magical sort of way. o_O __________________ 30gal; Bala Shark, Pl*co

02-07-2004, 09:35 PM	#6
William Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 2,553 Images: 5	First place I checked Thats not a problem in any of the tanks that have duckweed __________________ 30gal; Bala Shark, Pl*co

02-07-2004, 10:53 PM	#8
William Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 2,553 Images: 5	I don't have ahy redtails tho. __________________ 30gal; Bala Shark, Pl*co

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02-07-2004, 02:41 PM	#2
astroguy Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New York, NY Posts: 188	well, obviously somebody must eat them! Maybe you have some snails or larvae..

02-07-2004, 03:27 PM	#3
Guest Posts: n/a	Looking at your sig for the 29, I don't see anything there that I think would eat it, or at least not much. In any case, I wish I had that problem! My duckweed multiplies faster than I can keep up with scooping it out.

02-07-2004, 09:10 PM	#5
Raimeiken Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Glendale, Arizona Posts: 193	check your filter mate!

02-07-2004, 10:00 PM	#7
LAGlocker Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 333 Images: 2	Not sure where the duckweed can be going, but I know in my tank that I put it in, I have noticed my redtailed sharks will nip at it. Not sure if they are eating it or what, but just wanted to say.

02-07-2004, 10:59 PM	#9
LAGlocker Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 333 Images: 2	Yeah I noticed that, but saw that you did have a shark, even if it is a bala. Not sure if they would do like my redtails do or not. IT is a thought though, that if the fish nip at it, they may eat it. OTher than that, I really couldnt guess where it woudl be going to. I know some of mine has actually gotten to the bottom of the tank, and stays there. It really likes my driftwood, looks like I have a tree or shrub growing in the bottom of my tank. Also have some stuck to the gravel, and other plants.

02-08-2004, 03:24 PM	#10
fishluvr Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 25 Images: 4	It could definitely be the Bala Shark...I had one (many years ago) that actually ate some of the plastic plants I had in the tank.

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