Re: Aquatic Plants Digest V2 #546

• To: Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com
• Subject: Re: Aquatic Plants Digest V2 #546
• From: Stevo Crvenkovski <stevoc at lotus_mpt.com.mk>
• Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 12:25:20 +0100
• References: <199702262039.PAA05928 at looney_actwin.com>

> do plecos eat plants?  I think that mine have discovered the tender leaves of
> my plants.  I have two Amazon swords and two plecos about 3" and 4".  It
> seems that they have eaten the outer layer of the leaves and left the leaves
> transparent-ish. 
> ...
>  Also, these
> plecos are really pretty.  Is there any way I can prevent them from eating
> the plants?  I fed them algae wafers, but my zebra danios pick up on that.  I
> give zuchini slices (boiled until they sink) as well (zebras don't touch
> that) but they go right back to the plants too.
> 

In my experience, what plecos are after is wood, not plants. If you hawe
peace of wood in tank, they will not touch plants, or at least do mutch
less damage.
Stevo

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