Who's eating my plant

[jacpr233]

Hi guys I have a 72 gal bow and I have around 50 fish in it. I have a good load of plants. I recently purchased a long grass looking stem (I forgot the name of it). Now it looks like someone is nipping at the leaves. I don't know who is the one doing it.
My load is this:

Bala shark 3
Pinktail chelceus 1
Serpea tetra 6
Penguin tetra 1
Zebra danios 6
Tiger barbs 3
Emerald barb 6
Odessa barb 2
Zebra snails 2
Rasboras 4
Bloodfins 4
Cory metae 3
Neon tetras 14
Black neon tetra 2
Unknown barb 3
Pleco 1
Siamese algae eaters 6
Clams 2
Otos 4

can anyone help me find out who's eating the plant??

 

[ZHiTcH41]

Possibly your pleco and Otto cats. If there isn't enough algae for them to eat, they will eat a thin layer of plant cells on the leaves causing that leaf to die.

 

[cyris69]

I have three 1" oto cats in my 40b to eat my algae and they do a wonderful job. Should I remove them after the algae goes away? I don't want them killing my plants.

 

[fishfanatic]

Could the unknown barb be a rosy barb? I have had problems with mine eating fine leaved plants, they don't seem to bother larger leaved plants though.

 

[mfdrookie516]

I've had issues with all types of barbs eating plants. I'd say it's some combination of them.

 

[jacpr233]

Thx guys I think is time to find a new home for the barbs...

 

[cyris69]

Send then my way

 

[adammorrill]

I have three 1" oto cats in my 40b to eat my algae and they do a wonderful job. Should I remove them after the algae goes away? I don't want them killing my plants.

I dont think you should rehome them, because i dont think they will really damage your plants and even if you cant see the algae i bet they will find some in an established tank

 

[jacpr233]

I thought of it and I kept them. I wasn't the barbs, it was the pinktail chalceus eating the plants. I caught him in the act.
He did go back to the LFS. nice looking fish thou