Hi,
I have a 14 Gal Bio Cube, lots of light. I have 2 Clown Loaches, one Clown Pleco,
4 black Neons, 3 dawn tetras and 2 Corys. I recently re-cleaned and setup my tank.
Planted with 3 Echinodorus "Pink Leafed" [dont know what species] , 6 Corkscrew vals and three clumps of Laelionopsis brasiliensis [sp?] or what dealers call MicroSwords.
Waited for the cycling, placed fish and the Echinodorus were growing putting out lots of new leafs. Vals doing OK, lots of really screwed up leaves.
The swords are getting holes in both new and old leafs.
I use Flourish Excel and the Flourish organic nutrient, one carbon the other whatever
nutrients it has micro or not.
What causes the holes? The Botias? The pleco? Lack of nutrients?
I feed the Pleco a slice of Zucchini, every other night, weighted with Stainless Bolt [small] on apiece of monofilament. Really chews it up. Dont know if it is the Pleco or the Botia or both. I have seen the Botia munching on the Zuchhini and on the roots of the brasiliensis.
I have never had this problem before, on any tank!!!
What could be causing the holes on the leaves of the Ehinodorus spp.??
I have a 14 Gal Bio Cube, lots of light. I have 2 Clown Loaches, one Clown Pleco,
4 black Neons, 3 dawn tetras and 2 Corys. I recently re-cleaned and setup my tank.
Planted with 3 Echinodorus "Pink Leafed" [dont know what species] , 6 Corkscrew vals and three clumps of Laelionopsis brasiliensis [sp?] or what dealers call MicroSwords.
Waited for the cycling, placed fish and the Echinodorus were growing putting out lots of new leafs. Vals doing OK, lots of really screwed up leaves.
The swords are getting holes in both new and old leafs.
I use Flourish Excel and the Flourish organic nutrient, one carbon the other whatever
nutrients it has micro or not.
What causes the holes? The Botias? The pleco? Lack of nutrients?
I feed the Pleco a slice of Zucchini, every other night, weighted with Stainless Bolt [small] on apiece of monofilament. Really chews it up. Dont know if it is the Pleco or the Botia or both. I have seen the Botia munching on the Zuchhini and on the roots of the brasiliensis.
I have never had this problem before, on any tank!!!
What could be causing the holes on the leaves of the Ehinodorus spp.??