German blue rams eating my plants!!!

[fish 321]

Ok so I have a pair of German rams that absolutely destroyed my Rotala and are eating my small fancy twist swords, and Aflame swords. Is there anything I can to to keep them from eating them? I never heard of Rams eating plants as I see people usually keep them in planted tanks.

 

[A201]

That's wild, never heard of any Dwarf Rams destroying plants.
Maybe clearing a nest spot?
If the Rams are actually eating rather than just destroying, I guess consider investing in Anubias & Java Fern. Sorry, that's the best I can do. Lol.

 

[fish 321]

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That's wild, never heard of any Dwarf Rams destroying plants.
Maybe clearing a nest spot?
If the Rams are actually eating rather than just destroying, I guess consider investing in Anubias & Java Fern. Sorry, that's the best I can do. Lol.

I know right lol I never heard of it either so I was suprised when I seen them tearing my plants apart. I have larger Amazon swords that they leave alone.

 

[pkr210]

Ok so I have a pair of German rams that absolutely destroyed my Rotala and are eating my small fancy twist swords, and Aflame swords. Is there anything I can to to keep them from eating them? I never heard of Rams eating plants as I see people usually keep them in planted tanks.

I have also seen this behavior with my midnight rams, they pick only on my water sprite and nothing else

 

[coralbandit]

I would think they are eating micro life on the plant?
Try just feeding them more.

 

[pkr210]

I would think they are eating micro life on the plant?
Try just feeding them more.

I do feed them a variety of fatty foods(white worms, blood worms, bbs, brine shrimp) but oddly they still pick on water sprite, must be a little snack...

 

[MrMuggles]

They might be making a dietary request, could try Feeding them a few bits of peas every day. it keeps my severum from rampaging through my ‘scape

 

[fish 321]

I would think they are eating micro life on the plant?
Try just feeding them more.

Ok I’ll try feeding more. I got new plants arriving in the mail today so hopefully they dont eat them

They might be making a dietary request, could try Feeding them a few bits of peas every day. it keeps my severum from rampaging through my ‘scape

Hmmm mabey. I feed canned bloodworms and hikari vibra bites

 

[TClare]

You could also try feeding some food with spirulina or chlorella, or some small granule food meant for Malawi cichlids, if perhaps they are lacking in vegetable food. I give these to my severum and Uarus (as well as lettuce and occasional peas) and as MrMuggles said I am sure this helps to protect the plants somewhat.