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Amazon Sword Plants holes JK Coney 11-11-2009
Posted by JK Coney on November 11, 2009, 8:54 pm
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Who's more likely to be eating my plants? Pleco's or mystery snails? Both
introduced at the same time, and I don't catch either one in the act. Holes
up and down leaves.


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Posted by =?iso-8859-15?Q?_=3E=3C=28=28= on November 12, 2009, 3:18 am
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> Who's more likely to be eating my plants? Pleco's or mystery snails?
> Both
> introduced at the same time, and I don't catch either one in the act.
> Holes
> up and down leaves.
>
>

My bet is on the snails.
I've kept Plec's (and Ancistrus) and not known them to eat plants, just
rasp algae from the leaves.

Posted by A Paul Ing on November 12, 2009, 8:02 am
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> =A0 Who's more likely to be eating my plants? Pleco's or mystery snails? =
Both
> introduced at the same time, and I don't catch either one in the act. Hol=
es
> up and down leaves.
>
> --
> JK Sinrod
> myconeyislandmemories.com

Who really gives a shit dude. Certainly no one that frequents these
gropups gives a rats ass about your plants or you or any thing
else..now move the hell along and do not let the door hit you in the
ass on your way out.


Posted by DevilsPGD on November 12, 2009, 1:52 pm
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> Who's more likely to be eating my plants? Pleco's or mystery snails? Both
>introduced at the same time, and I don't catch either one in the act. Holes
>up and down leaves.

Based on my experience with both, I'd guess snails.

Posted by Michael Grossman on November 13, 2009, 9:49 am
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>
>> Who's more likely to be eating my plants? Pleco's or mystery snails? Both
>>introduced at the same time, and I don't catch either one in the act. Holes
>>up and down leaves.
>
> Based on my experience with both, I'd guess snails.

I have had a lot of trouble with allegedly plant-friendly fish eating
echinodorus spp. Clown Loaches and Botia Striata like to chew holes in
the newly grown leaves, but leave the old ones alone. So when the little
leaves grow big, they look like hell. Nevertheless, I often see various
Botia loaches in plant tanks at aquarium shops. Echinodorus leaves must
taste pretty good beacause my loaches prefer to demolish one sword plant
while ignoring 10+ cryptocoryne plants.

If you want a plant that won't get easily wrecked, try any low-growing
Anubias species. Stay away from tall Anubias.


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