Do longarm shrimp eat plants ?

[vanillarum]

Still trying to track down the culprit(s) who have been munching on my plants ! Just curious as if to whether or not it could be these guys or the ghost shrimp I have. Thanx for any help.

 

[derekp]

I have ghost shrimp and I have never seen them munch on plants. I don't know about the long arm though. What else is in the tank?

 

[vanillarum]

SAEs, botia sids, cories, halfbeaks, sewellia lineolata, rasbora het, australe aph., ABN, L254, L333, L015, L399/400, sulawesi snails (too heavy to mount plants !) also inhabit the tank.

 

[Fishy_Fun]

Hmm i might think the LA shrimp would shred the plants mybe eat the dead or decaying but not live plants

 

[Yadokari]

Hmm i might think the LA shrimp would shred the plants mybe eat the dead or decaying but not live plants

I doubt it. Even for dying plants, they don't really seem very interested in greens. I've heard of SAEs becoming plant eaters as soon as they hit a certain size though.

 

[fishorama]

What plants? I think sae may have eaten ambulia. Cabomba has similar leaves they might eat, I don't have it any more.

 

[vanillarum]

Well, if it's the SAE's I'm in big trouble, 'cuz mine are 4" plus !!

 

[syddakyd]

i had a macro. species it jumped out but it never touched plants

 

[lymabean]

Do you have ramshorns in your tank because they have a tendency to eat plants like pennywort.

 

[thebullit]

ramshorn snails dont eat live plants, only dead or decaying plants.