Goldfish eatting Dwarf Lilly?

[MoraRocks]

My dwarf Lily has chunks floating off it in the tank. all the bottom leaves are gone, ive been trimming the stems slowly. there are 3 fancy goldfish and 2 platys. could they be eating it??

 

[jlk]

I definitely think your goldies are munching on it when your not watching. I have water lettuce and water hyacinth right now and they spend all day picking at it!

 

[gravereaper0]

Goldies are notorious for picking on plants.

 

[Sharpchick]

The only plants I have in my goldfish tank that they don't eat are the anubias and java fern. The do try to drag the anubias around the tank though.

 

[gravereaper0]

Yea that's all normal my goldies do the same. You can feed em veggies yourself. Rubber band a chip clip to a suction cup or something that'll keep it afloat n hang some lettuce off of it.

 

[MoraRocks]

oh wow, I had no idea they ate veggies.. I think I might replant it in another tank by itself till it regrows and get them a different plant.. Thanks guys!!

 

[jlk]

Veggies daily are the only reason I am able to keep any plants. Most my of guys prefer the veggies to the plants and are only destructive if they dont get their slew of veggies every day. A few days out of town and I usually come home to a mess!