Lilly Pads Being Eaten - Aquarium Advice

JokerBebop · 06-14-2005, 09:18 PM

I have a 500 [acronym:176acc74f6="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:176acc74f6] pond. We have about 20 koys 5 Guramis, about 15 snails, And 6 Plecos. Recently I added 1 Lilly Plant. I just placed them into the pond inside there containers. The next day I noticed a few of the stems of the lilly pad's where floating around. It appears they had been severed at the stem. Any advice on how to prevent this from happening ???

06-14-2005, 09:21 PM

Get rid of the snails.

I have had snails eat the lilies exactly as you describe them.

electrikat · 06-14-2005, 09:27 PM

20 koi?

06-14-2005, 09:29 PM

Its not the koi, they koi if anything would just eat the roots of the plant, they dont like the green stuff (Mine have never eaten the plants though at all, even the roots)

Hara · 06-14-2005, 09:30 PM

my koi ate the greenery and killed my water lilies. I have no snails so it was definitely the koi

electrikat · 06-14-2005, 09:31 PM

I meant OMG that many messy fish in a 500 gallon pond. What a filter that would take.

06-14-2005, 09:33 PM

20 koi does seem like alot....

Anyways, like I said the snails did the EXACT same thing you described. I got rid of the snails, I got rid of the problem.

JokerBebop · 06-14-2005, 09:45 PM

I have often noticed the snails hang around the plant. I wouldnt think it was the koy because they are all very very small. Maybe 1 or 2 inches at most. Thanks for the advice im going to remove the snails and see what happens

JokerBebop · 06-15-2005, 02:26 PM

I removed the snails to the outdoor pond, and the plants are still being severed

I just found another one floating around this morning

06-18-2005, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JokerBebop

I have a 500 [acronym:572d940e22="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:572d940e22] pond. We have about 20 koys 5 Guramis, about 15 snails, And 6 Plecos.

How big are the Plecos?

Are ALL of the Koi only 1-2 inches? I don't keep Koi, so I'm not sure how big they have to be before they could do that kind of damage.

What kind of snails and how big are they?

Trying to narrow this down to the most likely culprit.
Zac, some snails eat plants, others don't. I have a pond full of Ramshorn and common pond snails, I never have any plant damage.
JokerBebop, do you have time to hang out and observe your pond? If you have time to just watch, tou might catch the lily muncher in action!

06-14-2005, 09:18 PM	#1
JokerBebop Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Fort Benning Posts: 13	Lilly Pads Being Eaten I have a 500 [acronym:176acc74f6="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:176acc74f6] pond. We have about 20 koys 5 Guramis, about 15 snails, And 6 Plecos. Recently I added 1 Lilly Plant. I just placed them into the pond inside there containers. The next day I noticed a few of the stems of the lilly pad's where floating around. It appears they had been severed at the stem. Any advice on how to prevent this from happening ??? __________________ 3rd Infantry Division Hooah Guardians Of Freedom

06-14-2005, 09:27 PM	#3
electrikat Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: texas Posts: 1,474	20 koi? __________________ Good luck! Kat 90 malawia cichlid 55 planted tropical community http://www.aquarank.com/in.php?id=fishfree

06-14-2005, 09:30 PM	#5
Hara Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Louisiana Posts: 6,867 Images: 33	my koi ate the greenery and killed my water lilies. I have no snails so it was definitely the koi __________________ ~~~~~Hara~~~~~~ View My Tanks Visit FantasyReef.com's Databases!

06-14-2005, 09:31 PM	#6
electrikat Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: texas Posts: 1,474	I meant OMG that many messy fish in a 500 gallon pond. What a filter that would take. __________________ Good luck! Kat 90 malawia cichlid 55 planted tropical community http://www.aquarank.com/in.php?id=fishfree

06-14-2005, 09:45 PM	#8
JokerBebop Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Fort Benning Posts: 13	I have often noticed the snails hang around the plant. I wouldnt think it was the koy because they are all very very small. Maybe 1 or 2 inches at most. Thanks for the advice im going to remove the snails and see what happens __________________ 3rd Infantry Division Hooah Guardians Of Freedom

06-14-2005, 09:21 PM	#2
zacdl Guest Posts: n/a	Get rid of the snails. I have had snails eat the lilies exactly as you describe them.

06-14-2005, 09:29 PM	#4
zacdl Guest Posts: n/a	Its not the koi, they koi if anything would just eat the roots of the plant, they dont like the green stuff (Mine have never eaten the plants though at all, even the roots)

06-14-2005, 09:33 PM	#7
zacdl Guest Posts: n/a	20 koi does seem like alot.... Anyways, like I said the snails did the EXACT same thing you described. I got rid of the snails, I got rid of the problem.

06-15-2005, 02:26 PM	#9
JokerBebop Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Fort Benning Posts: 13	I removed the snails to the outdoor pond, and the plants are still being severed I just found another one floating around this morning __________________ 3rd Infantry Division Hooah Guardians Of Freedom

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