Re: NANFA-- More on golden shiners

Bob Bock (bockhouse_at_earthlink.net)
Sat, 4 Oct 2003 16:42:02 -0400

I've got flagfish now, but haven't tried them on duckweed. They don't
bother any of the other plants I keep.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ty Hall" <tyhall_at_mia.net>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2003 4:12 PM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- More on golden shiners

> In my experience Florida Flag Fish (jordanella floridae) do a good job on
Duckweed
> as well. I'm not sure how they are on the other plants in the tank. I have
never
> kept them in a planted tank. I simply added Duckweed for them as a treat.
>
> Ty
>
> Bob Bock wrote:
>
> > I thought about trying them again, because of how brightly colored the
wild
> > ones that I caught were. When I'd heard about their eating duckweed,
then
> > that clinched me. Just when I think my tanks are cleared of the stupid
> > stuff, it's back again.
> >
> > I've circulated some feeder goldfish through the tanks to get rid of the
> > stuff--they do a good job, but eventually get big and start eating the
> > plants, as well. And it was either the gold fish or the Vietnamese
minnow
> > that ate the java fern down to the ribs!

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