View Full Version : my balas are eating my plants!!
madroosta
11-29-2006, 9:24 AM
argh!!! they are annoying me now lol! All i hear at night is the pop pop pop noise of them eating my live plants lo. Is this normal? No behavioral change or anything. No diet alteration. They obviously like the plants. I must admitt when i put cucumber in a few weeks ago they liked that more than the plecos.
Add more fresh veggies to their diet I guess. Some fish crave the fresh veggies. Try also some spinach or lettuce (not iceberge) or zuchinni. If they are satfisfied they may staop the plant eating.
madroosta
11-29-2006, 11:00 AM
Add more fresh veggies to their diet I guess. Some fish crave the fresh veggies. Try also some spinach or lettuce (not iceberge) or zuchinni. If they are satfisfied they may staop the plant eating.
OK THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YOU EVER TRIED CARROTS?
Marinemom
11-29-2006, 3:13 PM
Zuchinni or spinich is the best veggies IMO to use for this.
Marinemom
Carrots and other root veggies are generally very hard unless cooked awhile. I would say stick to softer fare like spinach, zucchini and cucumber. I would continue adding regular fish food as well.
garbon2535
11-30-2006, 11:00 PM
[QUOTE=madroosta] my balas are eating my plants!! QUOTE]
Yup, They'll do that.