Who could it be?

[Ssur]

Hi all,

My green lotus leaves, have been eaten again by an unknown culprit. Anyone have experience on this, or can help point who would be responsible, on the stand are;

Bio Load :
19 Cardinals Tetras
2 Emperors Tetras
2 Golden Red-eyes Tetras
2 Pencil fish
2 Columbian Tetras
2 Helicopter (Sturisoma sp.)
1 Dwarf honey gourami

No sentence will be served. Any advice to help prevent this, would be great, i guess i should feed them more?

[bclee]

None of the above... I think.

Nutrient deficiency... maybe?\

Any photos of the victim and information on the crime scene (tank parameters, fertilisation, etc...)

BC

[Ssur]

Hi Hi,

However, as i wanted to snap a pic, the leaf has been totally eaten, only leaving the thin stem.

Someone is definitely munching on it, as i can see biting patterns, on the leaves. No pic as my cam is down with no batts, and the leaf has been totally consumed, leaving little/no evidence.

Looks like this culprit is one sneaking leaf muncher. E.g. Before i went out(7pm) half eaten leaf was still there, now i check, total leaf consumed. I will now question the cardinals one by one, in seperate interrogation rooms, but i suspect the Gourami, it does act alittle fishy.

Tank is 2 X 1.5 X 1.5 (no Co2),
weekly small dose of Excel + Ferka Aquatilizer + Ferka Balance K,
Ada Aquasoil Africana,
Water temp range between 27-28.9 C
55watt PL light

[mickthefish]

my guess would be one of two fish that you have, the columbian tetra or the red eye tetra, they have both shredded hygrophila when i used to have them.
but saying that most fish will destroy plants if they are not getting enough food.
mick

[bclee]

Detective Mick saves the day!

I really did not know that those tetras are avid plant eaters... ... but it really seems that your tetras have acquired the taste for juicy lotus leaves.

BC

[Ssur]

Could it be the gourami?

Those red-eye tetras are really fiesty eaters and very very greedy, but eating plant leaves? I thought they be more macho than that, heehee.