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My embers don't eat any plants. In fact, I'm hard pressed getting them to eat anything! Those teeny tiny mouths can be a pain!
As was already mentioned, perhaps they are eating algae or something off the leaves? Or are they actually destroying the leaves?
The HC has a small root system as you may know. They are up rooting some. I try to research everything prior to purchasing. I didn't read anything that said they eat plants . BUT, I just found one site that said they eat small inverts and plants. It was Wikipedia, but how credible is that?