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Barbs and plants...



> Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2002 10:33:24 -0600
> From: "John W. Lemons III" <john at johnlemons_com>
> Subject: RE: Tinfoil barbs
> >	Mine don't eat anything but algae. What plants are
> >they eating?
> The list of what they don't eat is shorter.  :)
> 
> They are eating hygro, sword plants (especially new 
> leaves), java fern, and jungle val.  They take a bite out 
> of the val down low and leave the foot or so above it to 
> float away while they move onto the next one.  Lawn mower 
> is an apt description.  The only thing they haven't 
> touched yet seem to be the cryps.

	Weird. Maybe mine aren't tinfoil barbs. I'd love to
see them "mow" the vals.