I have been smitten by the green tiger barb! (Puntius tetrazona\Barbus tetrazona). I've seen them in MA and instantly knew they would look just right in my tank.
Question is.... do they eat plants and\or mosses?
I have seen some postings that say they eat BBA. This seems great, but if they eat BBA I expect they are likely to nibble my mosses as well. Which (sadly) would rule them out for my tank.
I'd prefer comments based on experience rather than conjecture!
So far I have found, from experience that....
SAE's like nibbling on all mosses.
Snowball shrimp devour Leptodictyum riparium (Stringy moss) and nibble on Taiwan moss (taxiphyllum alternans).
Amanos devour Fontinalis antipyretica (Willow Moss) but leave all other mosses alone completely.
Never had problems with any other fish\moss\plant combo!
Question is.... do they eat plants and\or mosses?
I have seen some postings that say they eat BBA. This seems great, but if they eat BBA I expect they are likely to nibble my mosses as well. Which (sadly) would rule them out for my tank.
I'd prefer comments based on experience rather than conjecture!
So far I have found, from experience that....
SAE's like nibbling on all mosses.
Snowball shrimp devour Leptodictyum riparium (Stringy moss) and nibble on Taiwan moss (taxiphyllum alternans).
Amanos devour Fontinalis antipyretica (Willow Moss) but leave all other mosses alone completely.
Never had problems with any other fish\moss\plant combo!