Silver Dollar Busted!

[dcutl002]

So I notice my swords and crypts have "chew" marks on them. At first I was thinking snails, but my Clown Loaches keep my snails to a minimum. I am looking at the tank closely observing the fish when one of my silver dollars takes a chunk out of one of my swords. LOL. So,I throw in some hornwort, boy they love that stuff! I did not know silver dollars were vegetarians. They eat flakes just like the other fish.


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[Delapool]

So I notice my swords and crypts have "chew" marks on them. At first I was thinking snails, but my Clown Loaches keep my snails to a minimum. I am looking at the tank closely observing the fish when one of my silver dollars takes a chunk out of one of my swords. LOL. So,I throw in some hornwort, boy they love that stuff! I did not know silver dollars were vegetarians. They eat flakes just like the other fish.


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Lol - I've looked at them as reckon they look great but my guide has something like 'will eat all plants in tank' and plants give me enough trouble.....

 

[dcutl002]

I am gonna try to bait them to the floating plants so they will leave the rooted plants alone. If that does not work, I will put in a pond Lilly. Pond Lillies are aggressive plants, so it will be interesting to see who'll win that battle.



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[Delapool]

Good luck! I'm trying duck weed as I need something for the Molly fry to hide in and I figure I can scope it out as needed to get rid of it. That's the theory

 

[dcutl002]

I had duckweed, but I scooped it all out. That would be another consideration for these herbivores.


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[Delapool]

Was the duckweed no good can I ask?

 

[dcutl002]

Was the duckweed no good can I ask?

Duckweed is AGGRESSIVE!


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[Delapool]

Yeah, going to be interesting. Traditionally my plants don't survive my care or from the fish very long so I'm hoping that we will get to a balance. I'd like the fish to eat that and not the planted ones but probably dreaming.

So far it's been two weeks I think and not much activity but I only put in a handful.

 

[dcutl002]

Well, I really love my Silver Dollars. If they eat all of my plants, I'll get a pond Lilly and maybe even some duckweed. I will have plants!


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[Beefy88]

Silver dollars are one of those fish you shouldn't be putting in a planted tank unless you want to plant them an expensive buffet

 

[dcutl002]

Silver dollars are one of those fish you shouldn't be putting in a planted tank unless you want to plant them an expensive buffet

So true.


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