Echinodorus serial devastator

[Nikki Casali]

Suddenly, something is destroying, one-by-one, my long Echinodorus
leaves. They're being reduced to skeletal leaves at night.

I have Ancistrus, Otocinclus and Upside Down Catfish. Which do you think
is the guilty party?

Is it a coincidence that my tank PO4 level is now a lowish 0.1 ppm? Are
they starved of algae and resorting to eating leaves? If BBA is still
hanging around I can presume that the stuff they thrive on is still present.

Nikki

[Tasslehoff]

Ancistrus nuff said, give em half an extra algae wafer each each day, even
then mine occasionally graze on my ozelot and amazon swords.

"Nikki Casali" > wrote in message
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> Suddenly, something is destroying, one-by-one, my long Echinodorus leaves.
> They're being reduced to skeletal leaves at night.
>
> I have Ancistrus, Otocinclus and Upside Down Catfish. Which do you think
> is the guilty party?
>
> Is it a coincidence that my tank PO4 level is now a lowish 0.1 ppm? Are
> they starved of algae and resorting to eating leaves? If BBA is still
> hanging around I can presume that the stuff they thrive on is still
> present.
>
> Nikki
>

[Nikki Casali]

Poor buggers. I must be starving them! I just boiled a mini zucchini
(courgette), cut it into small chunks and dropped it in. They do seem
partial to it, even my mollies!

Tasslehoff wrote:
> Ancistrus nuff said, give em half an extra algae wafer each each day, even
> then mine occasionally graze on my ozelot and amazon swords.
>
> "Nikki Casali" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>Suddenly, something is destroying, one-by-one, my long Echinodorus leaves.
>>They're being reduced to skeletal leaves at night.
>>
>>I have Ancistrus, Otocinclus and Upside Down Catfish. Which do you think
>>is the guilty party?
>>
>>Is it a coincidence that my tank PO4 level is now a lowish 0.1 ppm? Are
>>they starved of algae and resorting to eating leaves? If BBA is still
>>hanging around I can presume that the stuff they thrive on is still
>>present.
>>
>>Nikki
>>
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