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Duck Weed?? Will they eat it?? Rate Topic:

Posted 14 January 2006 - 12:03 AM (#1) redbellyfan

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i have seen this Duck Weed in tanks with Allagators and other fish, is it a good food source for Exodons? I love the look and the way it will make the light more natural for the fish (shading it a bit). Any sugestions either way ???? I included a pic of what im talking about...

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Posted 14 January 2006 - 07:55 AM (#2) jan

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* You will get a better response in the General discussion forum, so topic moved :laugh:

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Posted 17 January 2006 - 02:49 AM (#3) eL ChiNo LoCo

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Ive read that this plant will grow nonstop, not for sure though.

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Posted 17 January 2006 - 04:49 AM (#4) redbellyfan

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eL ChiNo LoCo, on Jan 17 2006, 07:49 AM, said:

Ive read that this plant will grow nonstop, not for sure though.

thanks for the info ...

Posted 17 January 2006 - 06:27 AM (#5) KILLERLEXUS

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i heard it will take over your tank and its hard as hell to get rid of. i havent tried to keep duck weed in my tank so i cant vouch for that.

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Posted 25 January 2006 - 06:00 PM (#6) kingsnar

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yes duckweed grows non stop and is quite invasive. anyone that has a pond with duckweed introduced into it is probally fighting it years after........its a weed, like the name suggestes. its hardy and accepts a huge range of temps and waters. its a quite common food source for many fish, not sure about exodons though.

Posted 25 January 2006 - 07:25 PM (#7) Mettle

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I have it in my turtle tank. I net out a TON of it every week and it's still there. It's spread to some of my other tanks, too. Now THAT makes me laugh, heh.

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Posted 14 March 2006 - 05:12 PM (#8) kingsnar

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exo's wont eat it, they are piscivorus (or carnivorus i cant remember) which mean greens (such as this duckweed) should not be included in their diet.

Posted 14 March 2006 - 08:33 PM (#9) benJii

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Yes, as the King suggested, these are carnivorious fishes, feeding on scraps of dead fish, and the fins and scales of live fish. Exodons wont show a bit of intrest in duckweed one bit.

That being said, another good thing to mention, that has been brought up, is that these plants will grow well. And grow well they do indeed. My younger brother wanted some for his 10 gallon Guppy Tank, and considering that he only had twin incandesent lights, I figured it would grow too well, so i let him put it in my 2.15 wpg 29 gallon....I now have a green water surface. It also has clogged filters and burned up their motors. Food for thought.

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