My hungry clowns
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My hungry clowns
Hi all, I am new here and would like to make a shout out to everyone. So hi!!
And I have a bit of a question too, a predicament u might say. I have had my clown loaches for a while now. I have been unable to put plants in my tank because the little buggers punch holes in the leaves, or uproot them or do something to cause a drama in there. I am at my wits end with these guys. I would really like a healthy looking aquarium with healthy fish and healthy plants, but they are making it very hard for me. I was wondering if anyone had any advice for me. Maybe they dont have enough vegies in their diet, or maybe they are just bored? Any comments and help would be appreciated
Thank you
A.
And I have a bit of a question too, a predicament u might say. I have had my clown loaches for a while now. I have been unable to put plants in my tank because the little buggers punch holes in the leaves, or uproot them or do something to cause a drama in there. I am at my wits end with these guys. I would really like a healthy looking aquarium with healthy fish and healthy plants, but they are making it very hard for me. I was wondering if anyone had any advice for me. Maybe they dont have enough vegies in their diet, or maybe they are just bored? Any comments and help would be appreciated
Thank you
A.
- mistergreen
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Hi,
Keeping healthy plants is nearly impossible for anyone with Clowns. Anubias are very hardy but the new shoots get munched so badly that once they open fully they look very tatty. I have found that the following get left alone: -
Cabomba Carolina, Elodea Densa, Bolbitis heudelotii, Echinodorus (many types) & Ludwigia inclinata var. verticillata. Java Fern & Crinum natans are sometimes left alone.
I have a mixture of fine gravel & sand for substrate and the plants never get uprooted!! I am sure there are others but I have these plants in my CL tank and all are thriving.
Lestat
Keeping healthy plants is nearly impossible for anyone with Clowns. Anubias are very hardy but the new shoots get munched so badly that once they open fully they look very tatty. I have found that the following get left alone: -
Cabomba Carolina, Elodea Densa, Bolbitis heudelotii, Echinodorus (many types) & Ludwigia inclinata var. verticillata. Java Fern & Crinum natans are sometimes left alone.
I have a mixture of fine gravel & sand for substrate and the plants never get uprooted!! I am sure there are others but I have these plants in my CL tank and all are thriving.
Lestat
250 Gallon, 8 Modesta, 2 Plec, 2 Catfish & a shoal of 17 Clown loach.
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