"Paul" wrote in message
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lonerider wrote in message ...
I like the silver dollar but understand it's a "lawn mower" What
plants do
these guys eat?? I have hornwart,water sprite,duckweed,java fern and
some
of
those wal-mart water lillies. Will my plants be safe ?? Just got my
55gal.
today and a silver dollar would sure look nice in there. I understand
they
have a looong lifespan too.
Thanks,
Larry

do you know how big those cute little fish get?? they get to be about
the
size of a large bread plate.. they look like little beasts too!!

What plants a fish eats is imo, beyond anyone's ability to accurately
predict. I've seen fish which should eat plants raised in planted tanks
and leave them alone. I've seen fish which don't eat plants totally
demolish introduced plants. A lot has to do with the age they are
introduced to plants and their tank-mates (if they see other fish eat
plants, they will all try it, and the vegetarians will keep eating them).
Also destruction of plants can be territorial, line of sight clearing,
digging for spawning or out of boredom.

Having said that, Water sprite is salad, Duckweed & Hornwort are for
seriously veggie or really hungry fish and Java fern varies. You buy
Lilypads from Wal-mart ? (the roots might be chewed off). Anubius are
fairly safe, followed by (sometimes safe) Amazons, Onion plants and many
bog plants.

NetMax