Not sure about the rotala but I had a bristlenose that did a number on my swords, anubias, etc. anything with broad leaves. Make sure yours is well fed, maybe add some zucchini, lettuce or spinach as a food supplement.
What's eating my plants?
In my 75 gallon planted tank, many of the plants are getting damaged and eaten by the fish, but I'm not sure which species is/are responsible.
The plants are Rotala rotundifolia, Red melon sword (gets holes punched in the new leaves), lily and lotuses.
The fish I have are yo yo loaches, botia kubotai, serpae tetras, Colombian tetras, an angelfish, whiptail catfish, and a large bristlenose catfish. Which are the most likely culprits?
Plants that get left alone are E. tenellus, java fern, moss, crypts, and Ludwigia.
thanks
The plants are Rotala rotundifolia, Red melon sword (gets holes punched in the new leaves), lily and lotuses.
The fish I have are yo yo loaches, botia kubotai, serpae tetras, Colombian tetras, an angelfish, whiptail catfish, and a large bristlenose catfish. Which are the most likely culprits?
Plants that get left alone are E. tenellus, java fern, moss, crypts, and Ludwigia.
thanks
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bristlenose, loaches, angel.... in that order
My money is on these guys. The one's in my 75 put holes in my Nymphodies sp. Taiwan., all the time.yo yo loaches, botia kubotai
I had some of that but it was completely riddled with holes, definitely from the loaches.My money is on these guys. The one's in my 75 put holes in my Nymphodies sp. Taiwan., all the time.
"In my 75 gallon planted tank, many of the plants are getting damaged and eaten by the fish, but I'm not sure which species is/are responsible."
Definitely the yo-yos. They do that.
Batch
Definitely the yo-yos. They do that.
Batch
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