Fish attacking plant

piotrkol1 · 02-16-2006, 08:16 PM

im not a plpant expert so i dont know the name of my plant but its tall, long and kinda thin stems that go up, well recently my swordtail has started nipping at some of them, itll bite on the ends and try to rip them out and some of them are starting to die, anything that I can do?

stealth · 02-17-2006, 12:06 AM

Remove the fish or the plant.

Tim · 02-17-2006, 01:59 AM

Could the plant be some kind of val?
http://www.pets-warehouse.com/plants/pic/58BL.jpg

Well anyway some plants are not suitable for some types of fish or it might just be your fishes personality so.....i would not get rid of the fish like suggested by stealth but get rid of the plant if you dont like the fish eating the plant. There are lots and lots of aquarium plants out there that you could buy as a substitute so have a look around. There might even be variations around that look pretty similar that your fish wont eat. It is pretty much try and see if the fish still eats it and if it does the try another. Hope this helps piotrkol1

MaryPa · 02-17-2006, 03:00 AM

Watch the plant and fish closely,notice if the plants is already dieing off. most likely the fish is helping you by eating off the dead plants.

If the plants are vals they probably need more light. How much lighting do you have?

**Damon** · 02-17-2006, 05:43 AM

I'm thinking anacharis. Though I'd have to agree with Mary's assessment. It would help to know the plant and tank setup.

piotrkol1 · 02-17-2006, 10:55 PM

well here a pic of it that i posted here
http://www.fishforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7649

Carlton · 02-19-2006, 07:11 AM

do you have a picture of the plant?
i might know wat it is
if the fish dies,the plants are dying

piotrkol1 · 02-19-2006, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carlton

do you have a picture of the plant?
i might know wat it is
if the fish dies,the plants are dying

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
just posted link in post above

**Damon** · 02-20-2006, 11:26 AM

Looks like an onion plant. Could be a val of some sort. Never heard of fish eating it. Not even goldies.

mrpotato · 03-03-2006, 10:40 PM

ah man. I know plants are good for the fishes, but like it is sooo much more of a maintenance to keep them. I bought a couple batches of anacharis, but the moment the fish are hungry or get bored, they decide to take the anacharis' clothes off(pluck the leaves/eat). Then I end up with a tank with a buncha anacharis leaves that make tank 10x more messy and clogging my filter system. I think im gonna have to switch from using the anacharis.

Fishystarter · 03-04-2006, 05:33 AM

I would say move the plant

piotrkol1 · 03-04-2006, 11:45 AM

well the fish that was attacking the plant died so everythings good now

02-16-2006, 08:16 PM	#1
piotrkol1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Age: 16 Posts: 143	Fish attacking plant im not a plpant expert so i dont know the name of my plant but its tall, long and kinda thin stems that go up, well recently my swordtail has started nipping at some of them, itll bite on the ends and try to rip them out and some of them are starting to die, anything that I can do?

02-17-2006, 12:06 AM	#2
stealth Interested fishman Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Central Wisconsin Age: 24 Posts: 123	Remove the fish or the plant. __________________ 10 Gallon: 1 Blue Dwarf Gourami 1 Mickey Mouse Platy 2 Tequila Guppies 3 Guppy/endler crosses too many dang snails

02-17-2006, 03:00 AM	#4
MaryPa Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Glenville,Pa. Age: 58 Posts: 272	Watch the plant and fish closely,notice if the plants is already dieing off. most likely the fish is helping you by eating off the dead plants. If the plants are vals they probably need more light. How much lighting do you have? __________________ 125 gal. 5 Clown Loaches 4 Phantom Tetras 8 Hyphessobrycon vilmae tetras 1 SAE 1 ABN Pleco 5 Bronze Cory 9 Gold barbs 55gal 1 Angelicus 1 Clown Pleco 1 ABN Pleco 12 cories 2 Discus 55 gal Severum, Blood Parrot 55 1 Threadfin Rainbow 4 cherry Barbs CT Betta 2 Bumble Bee Catfish1 Swordtail Guppy Male 29 gal Platies 29gal Cories 29gal Endlers and RCS 10 Swordtail guppy females and fry

02-17-2006, 05:43 AM	#5
Damon Aquatic Naturalist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 32 Posts: 14,982	I'm thinking anacharis. Though I'd have to agree with Mary's assessment. It would help to know the plant and tank setup. __________________ For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Member of the AGA (Aquatic Gardner's Association) Member of the IBC (International Betta Congress)

02-20-2006, 11:26 AM	#9
Damon Aquatic Naturalist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 32 Posts: 14,982	Looks like an onion plant. Could be a val of some sort. Never heard of fish eating it. Not even goldies. __________________ For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Member of the AGA (Aquatic Gardner's Association) Member of the IBC (International Betta Congress)

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02-17-2006, 01:59 AM	#3
Tim Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Dee Why, Sydney, Australia Posts: 50	Could the plant be some kind of val? http://www.pets-warehouse.com/plants/pic/58BL.jpg Well anyway some plants are not suitable for some types of fish or it might just be your fishes personality so.....i would not get rid of the fish like suggested by stealth but get rid of the plant if you dont like the fish eating the plant. There are lots and lots of aquarium plants out there that you could buy as a substitute so have a look around. There might even be variations around that look pretty similar that your fish wont eat. It is pretty much try and see if the fish still eats it and if it does the try another. Hope this helps piotrkol1

02-17-2006, 10:55 PM	#6
piotrkol1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Age: 16 Posts: 143	well here a pic of it that i posted here http://www.fishforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7649

02-19-2006, 07:11 AM	#7
Carlton Fishy Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 13 Posts: 17	do you have a picture of the plant? i might know wat it is if the fish dies,the plants are dying

03-03-2006, 10:40 PM	#10
mrpotato Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 37	ah man. I know plants are good for the fishes, but like it is sooo much more of a maintenance to keep them. I bought a couple batches of anacharis, but the moment the fish are hungry or get bored, they decide to take the anacharis' clothes off(pluck the leaves/eat). Then I end up with a tank with a buncha anacharis leaves that make tank 10x more messy and clogging my filter system. I think im gonna have to switch from using the anacharis.

03-04-2006, 05:33 AM	#11
Fishystarter Fishy Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 22	I would say move the plant

03-04-2006, 11:45 AM	#12
piotrkol1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Age: 16 Posts: 143	well the fish that was attacking the plant died so everythings good now

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