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Turin Turambar
10-31-2003, 10:13 AM
Is it safe to keep Java moss and ancistrus plecos? I guess the leaves are too narrow to be eaten by those fishes?!
CHINABOY1021
10-31-2003, 6:33 PM
the bristle nose wont touch the moss. they wont d amage any plants. i love them.
Except at time broad leaf plants such as Swords, which they may rasp a bit more than is good for the plants.
Turin Turambar
11-01-2003, 7:20 AM
Originally posted by CHINABOY1021
the bristle nose wont touch the moss. they wont d amage any plants. i love them.
I wish I could I agree with you chinaboy! My ancistrues like swords & java ferns so much, that I have to regulary feed them with spinach leaves or algae tablets. And that still doesn't help 100% !
TrashmanTodd
11-05-2003, 7:37 PM
Hey Turin,
The first time I put Jave moss in my tank, my pleco ate it all in a couple of days. I was rather pissed because moss is one of my favorites. Well, I got some more put it in another tank in which it took off. I decided to try again with the extra. I put some back in the tank with the pleco and it has not touched it yet.
So in conclusion, "I DON'T KNOW" :D I guess it depends how hungry they are. since the first try I have been adding more vegies to the tank, giving him alot more stuff to munch on.
Trashman
blitzen25bm
11-07-2003, 4:10 AM
i have a sailfin and he dosent mess with any plants.