who’s munching on my plants?

[gaya]

My poor plants have bite marks on them. I have three little clown loaches, 1 angel (doubt he’s doing it), 3 otots and guppies in this tank. I’m thinking it’s the clowns. How can I get them to stop?

 

[Candyco]

I'd have said it's the clowns....My clowns do the same.... have u put some cucumber etc in there 2 deter them at all? I find it's the only way 2 move their attention!
I could b wrong though!

 

[WILDER]

http/www.unclenedsfishfactory.com/Librar...y10Planted.html

 

[gaya]

http/www.unclenedsfishfactory.com/Librar...y10Planted.html

I looked over the page, which is very useful but didn’t find a reference to my problem. hmmm. I should probably keep looking.

 

[gaya]

I'd have said it's the clowns....My clowns do the same.... have u put some cucumber etc in there 2 deter them at all? I find it's the only way 2 move their attention!
I could b wrong though!

I tried to give them some zucchini the other day and they didn’t touch it. Maybe I’ll get some peas.

 

[WILDER]

I thought it would be useful like more hardy plants.

 

[gaya]

I thought it would be useful like more hardy plants.

Ohh. I see. The plants they are eating are my swords. The wide leafed variety. I don’t think they’ve touched the wisteria or grass.

 

[gaya]

bump!

any other ideas?

 

[fufanu360]

try some letucce... i wouldnt doubt if it was the angel

 

[Gix]

I also have wide-leafed plants and clown loaches, and the same thing happens to me. Clown loaches seem to take great pleasure in punching holes in wide-leafed plants (for me, my amazon swords). They don't eat the plants, so providing vegetable matter for food won't help. By putting wide-leafed plants in your tank, you are providing your clowns with a toy.

 

[gaya]

oh great. I spent like $25 on plants for this tank. darn!

 

[Discomafia]

My ottos do the same thing too, nearly ruined my val! So it could be either the clown loaches or the ottos.