Shrimps eating plants

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baysidefish
 
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Shrimps eating plants

by baysidefish

Hi,

I have some shrimps, cherry and ghost shrimps, it looks like they eat the plants...ius that normal? thanks


a1k8t31524
 
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by a1k8t31524

i dont think they are eating the plants... most likley just picking algae and bits of food off of it


baysidefish
 
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by baysidefish

I see, the reason I asked was becasue the leafs keeps falling off the plants and most of them broke off in the middle of the leaf instead of from the stem...thanks


dizzcat
 
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by dizzcat

Your plants sound like they are dieing off. Do you give them any kind of fertilizer?


baysidefish
 
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by baysidefish

yes, plus co2, but not very often, how often should I use fertilizer? thx


dizzcat
 
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by dizzcat

I have co2 and I use a liquid fert once or twice a week. They grow faster with the co2 so need the ferts more than just once in awhile. My plants have just exploded since I started dosing more.


baysidefish
 
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by baysidefish

okay, thank you

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