Spider Pig
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Has anyone had any problems with SAE eating moss?
I've been trying to grow moss in my tank for a couple of months now, some as a moss wall and some tied to features. The stuff tied to the features grew very stringy then turned brown and died. The moss in the wall is nice and green but all the fronds that poke through the grid are bare. Initially I thought it was a problem with the moss coming from emersed growth to submerged (the stuff attached to features). But now watching the SAE, they do browse over the wall a lot and I'm beginning to wonder if they are stripping the fronds and so inhibiting growth.
Any one with the same experience or know other moss eating fish, there are a couple of other potential culprits in there.
I've been trying to grow moss in my tank for a couple of months now, some as a moss wall and some tied to features. The stuff tied to the features grew very stringy then turned brown and died. The moss in the wall is nice and green but all the fronds that poke through the grid are bare. Initially I thought it was a problem with the moss coming from emersed growth to submerged (the stuff attached to features). But now watching the SAE, they do browse over the wall a lot and I'm beginning to wonder if they are stripping the fronds and so inhibiting growth.
Any one with the same experience or know other moss eating fish, there are a couple of other potential culprits in there.