Re: Aquatic Plants Digest V1 #168

• To: Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com
• Subject: Re: Aquatic Plants Digest V1 #168
• From: Thomas Price <tprice at u_washington.edu>
• Date: Wed, 3 Jan 1996 10:01:44 -0800 (PST)
• In-Reply-To: <199601030839.DAA17661 at looney_actwin.com>

> 
> I recently set up a planted discus tank which includes some
> sunset hygrophilia.  While the plants are all thriving, my juvenile
> discus like to munch on the new growths at the top of the plant!
> Am I not feeding the poor little fellas enough or is this a plant
> I should not keep in this 85F degree tank?
> 
> Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> Tyson Lee
> tyson at phoenix_net
> http://tyson.cet.net/~tyson/severum.html

Tyson,
  My juvenile angels did exactly the same thing.  They showed a strong 
liking for new leaves of green hygro.  The green hygro grows fast enough 
so that it kept up, however.  Also, the angels quit doing this after a 
few months of growth.  Now they are adults and are pretty carnivorous.

Tom

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