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JK Coney

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Nov 11, 2009, 8:54:26 PM11/11/09

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Who's more likely to be eating my plants? Pleco's or mystery snails? Both
introduced at the same time, and I don't catch either one in the act. Holes
up and down leaves.

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JK Sinrod
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Nov 12, 2009, 3:18:56 AM11/12/09

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On Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:54:26 -0000, JK Coney <jkc...@verizon.net> wrote:

> Who's more likely to be eating my plants? Pleco's or mystery snails?
> Both
> introduced at the same time, and I don't catch either one in the act.
> Holes
> up and down leaves.
>
>

My bet is on the snails.
I've kept Plec's (and Ancistrus) and not known them to eat plants, just
rasp algae from the leaves.

A Paul Ing

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Nov 12, 2009, 8:02:48 AM11/12/09

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Who really gives a shit dude. Certainly no one that frequents these
gropups gives a rats ass about your plants or you or any thing
else..now move the hell along and do not let the door hit you in the
ass on your way out.

DevilsPGD

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Nov 12, 2009, 1:52:35 PM11/12/09

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In message <hdfpsb$1du$1...@news.eternal-september.org> "JK Coney"

<jkc...@verizon.net> was claimed to have wrote:

> Who's more likely to be eating my plants? Pleco's or mystery snails? Both
>introduced at the same time, and I don't catch either one in the act. Holes
>up and down leaves.

Based on my experience with both, I'd guess snails.

Michael Grossman

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Nov 13, 2009, 9:49:43 AM11/13/09

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I have had a lot of trouble with allegedly plant-friendly fish eating
echinodorus spp. Clown Loaches and Botia Striata like to chew holes in
the newly grown leaves, but leave the old ones alone. So when the little
leaves grow big, they look like hell. Nevertheless, I often see various
Botia loaches in plant tanks at aquarium shops. Echinodorus leaves must
taste pretty good beacause my loaches prefer to demolish one sword plant
while ignoring 10+ cryptocoryne plants.

If you want a plant that won't get easily wrecked, try any low-growing
Anubias species. Stay away from tall Anubias.

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JK Coney

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Nov 14, 2009, 2:29:59 AM11/14/09

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"JK Coney" <jkc...@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> Who's more likely to be eating my plants? Pleco's or mystery snails? Both
> introduced at the same time, and I don't catch either one in the act.
> Holes up and down leaves.
>
>

I isolated the 3 big snails in a small floating guppy breeder with a
few of the fallen leaves. Wonder what kind of care they need? Short of
throwing them out, I can't think of what else to do with them, if in fact
they are the ones eating the plants. Before you say it, escargot just
doesn't seem right?

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JK Sinrod
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Nov 14, 2009, 4:02:17 AM11/14/09

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As I'm seeing this in a Cichlid newsgroup, perhaps a couple of 12" Oscars
might help.
You'd probably need to remove the shells 1st though :)

They wouldn't call it escargot; just lunch.

A Paul Ing

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Nov 14, 2009, 9:50:14 AM11/14/09

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On Nov 14, 1:29 am, "JK Coney" <jkco...@verizon.net> wrote:
> "JK Coney" <jkco...@verizon.net> wrote in messagenews:hdfpsb$1du$1...@news.eternal-september.org...

You all need to try humping the big snails, ONce yo get your wee wee
in side them its just like a slimey vagina. Then you can also do your
butt hole with a 12 inch oscar, and lots of KY jelly. The oscars seem
top enjoy it and the ky jelly washes right off along with any crap
that may accumulate