STOP EATING MY PLANTS

[yellowsky]

ahh just when my guppies had happily settled in...

i have a problem, more likely the fishes problem.. but anyway, my guppies nibble at my plants, - live plants - and im wondering if they have any long term effects, and why they would eat it? cos i feed them everyday -

 

[jams.alaskan]

Are they tearing them apart? They may be picking off little bits - dying parts - and algea. Unless they are really destructive I wouldn't worry about it.

ALASKA

 

[Jaded_Pulse]

Don't worry about it (unless they're completely tearing them up, like Jams Alaskan said). Many fishies like nibbling at things throughout the day, & plants/the algae growing on them are a great addition to the diet. There are some types of plants that fish do not eat, but I can't think of any at the moment sorry. HTH

 

[yellowsky]

theyre not overly destructive but you can see guppy sized bitemarks on my plants, particularilry the twisted shallotish things,
curiously they dont eat leaves that floatr on the surface though,

 

[Bol]

I've found that having a few extra stems of anacharis or hornwort floating around (they're both fast growing, low-light plants) takes care of the problem. They grow faster than the guppies (and other fish) can nibble them away.

 

[karrihug]

all my fish except the angels nibble my plants, and i got a new baby angel yesterday and he seems to like to nibble too

 

[millym]

hmmm we have a so far unidentified culprit who likes to nibble our plants too....well a lot of our fish nibble but SOMEBODY is leaving big holes in one plant. must taste too good to resist. i try & stop too much munching by putting peas,lettuce etc in out tank regularly but theres still someone who prefers the expensive decorative salad instead of the stuff i want them to eat