who's eating my plants? - Aquarium Advice

mumrah · 02-25-2006, 11:35 AM

I've got a 55g planted with some annubias and some crypt. The annubias is being consistantly eaten by something. The cypts are left alone.

Also i have some nice pieces of Java fern in there that are now just root systems.

Inhabitants:
5 clown loaches
5 zebra danios
1 altum angel
1 pleco
indetermanite number of MTS

-David

Wizzard~Of~Ozz · 02-25-2006, 11:40 AM

The clowns are capable, but I have them in mine with a lot of anubias. from what I've seen the only fishs in my tank that will eat anubias are Bala sharks (barbs I assume) if there is algae on the leaves, Ghost shrimp will also break off some small peices.

What kind of pleco? some can be pretty hard on leaves.

Simpte · 02-25-2006, 02:50 PM

I'd vote for the Altum, if any fish in the aquarium are the culprits.

fish_4_all · 02-26-2006, 03:49 PM

If the plants are being picked off in bits from the edges, then it is the other fish fish. If the plants look like all the green has been scraped off, the pleco is to blame. I have watched my swords, neon tetras, and even cory cats eat the leaves of my plants so any of them could do it.

MarcoDaVinci · 02-26-2006, 10:56 PM

An easy test : boil for 1 minute a leaf of lettuce or spinach to make it tender, and give it to your fish. Now watch 1) which fish eats it 2) which fish has greenish bowl movements.
... do you have snails ? ...

02-25-2006, 11:35 AM	#1
mumrah Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Tallahassee, Fl Posts: 248 Images: 7	who's eating my plants? I've got a 55g planted with some annubias and some crypt. The annubias is being consistantly eaten by something. The cypts are left alone. Also i have some nice pieces of Java fern in there that are now just root systems. Inhabitants: 5 clown loaches 5 zebra danios 1 altum angel 1 pleco indetermanite number of MTS -David __________________ -David 55g: 5 clown loaches 1 common pleco 1 veiled angel 5 glofish Tap Water: [acronym:a34dbabd58="power head or Measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, depending on context"]ph[/acronym:a34dbabd58] 7.5, 9 [acronym:a34dbabd58="Degrees of carbonate hardness"]dkh[/acronym:a34dbabd58], 11 [acronym:a34dbabd58="Degrees of general hardness"]dgh[/acronym:a34dbabd58]

02-25-2006, 11:40 AM	#2
Wizzard~Of~Ozz Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,015 Images: 2	The clowns are capable, but I have them in mine with a lot of anubias. from what I've seen the only fishs in my tank that will eat anubias are Bala sharks (barbs I assume) if there is algae on the leaves, Ghost shrimp will also break off some small peices. What kind of pleco? some can be pretty hard on leaves. __________________ 120 Gal SW, 150lbs Prem. Fiji, 23Gal Sump, 2x250w 15K MH, 4x65w Actinic 3 x Halichoeres Chrysus (1 surfed), 3 x Nemateleotris magnifica, 1 x Centropyge bicolor, 11 x Scarlet Hermits, 6 x Zebra Hermits, 40 x Astrea Snails, 6 x Nassarius Snails, 3 x Cerith Snails

02-25-2006, 02:50 PM	#3
Simpte Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 436	I'd vote for the Altum, if any fish in the aquarium are the culprits. __________________ For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...oapebanner.jpg

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02-26-2006, 03:49 PM	#4
fish_4_all Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Aberdeen, WA Posts: 1,809 Images: 4	If the plants are being picked off in bits from the edges, then it is the other fish fish. If the plants look like all the green has been scraped off, the pleco is to blame. I have watched my swords, neon tetras, and even cory cats eat the leaves of my plants so any of them could do it.

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MarcoDaVinci Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 10	An easy test : boil for 1 minute a leaf of lettuce or spinach to make it tender, and give it to your fish. Now watch 1) which fish eats it 2) which fish has greenish bowl movements. ... do you have snails ? ...