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    Who eats my Nanas !

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    Recently, all the young shoots of my Nanas are easten by something. .


    The fishes I have added recently are Synodontis sp. and Rainbow fish.

    Any idea which is the culprit ? Does Synodontis or Rainbow fish eats plants ?

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    Gan,
    I'd blame the catfish. Are you giving any vegetable matter in his/her diet?
    Most rainbows are surface feeders, but they are omnivorous, too, but not
    like we're seeing in the photo. People keeping heavily planted tanks
    favor rainbows because they leave the plants alone...
    Best bet is to stay up all night and watch the catfish

    Bill

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    I agree with Bill, it's that catfish alright

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    Bill, Terence
    I thought so too. I feed them algae tablets/wafers and tubifex worms. They seem to have a preference for Nanas. Do you think feeding them vegetables will help ?
    I would hate to remove them as they nice fish.
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    I have kept fish with a taste for my plants from eating them by using lightly blanched zucchini slices as a preferred snack..

    When preparing the zucchini for my own consumption, I cut a slightly-more-generous amount off the ends. Placed in water and microwaved for a minute or two, the air in the squash is easily squeezed out so the pieces will sink.

    If you keep some constantly present, you may find the catfish strongly prefer the squash. It shouldn't be done to the point of mushiness, but just "al dente." You don't want squash soup in your tank.

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    Wright,
    Thanks for the tips. I will try that tomorrow.
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    I have the same problem 1 month ago. The culprit was apple snail. Gan, do you have snails?
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    Teh FL

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    Foo Lee,
    If you don't want your planted tank turning into a mulch bed, I'd lose the
    apple snail!

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    I don't have apple snail. They are bad for planted tank. I only have horn snails.

    Now they have stripped off the 'Mini Christmas moss' from the driftwood I will have to take them out this weekend but first I will have to remove all the drift woods in the tank
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    Oh I have removed the snail. The species we have here is called Pomacea (pomacea) canaliculata, which attacks plants.

    Pomacea (pomacea) bridgesii is plant-friendly. Horned snail is of course very good too. But they dont breed in freshwater. Ah~ So sad...
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