Eating the Decor?

ILoveLola · Post by **ILoveLola** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 9:11 pm

I added some more decorations to my aquarium, including some fake plants. Lola has been savagely attacking them and biting the leaves, flowers, and stem since I put them in about two hours ago. So far as I can tell, she hasn't eaten anything, but I'm kind of worried that she will. She's never done this to any of her other plants before, so I'm wondering if that's normal and she's just really interested, or if I should remove the new plants? Thanks

xrayjeeper83 · Post by **xrayjeeper83** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 9:18 pm

Id give it a few and see if she stops or not. If she doesnt stop shortly Id remove em just to keep her from stressin. Id guess she doesnt like your attempt at decorating her home

sevenyearnight · Post by **sevenyearnight** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 9:40 pm

Lol! Those must be tasty.
I would take them out if it were me, I'd be afraid of her swallowing something.

ILoveLola · Post by **ILoveLola** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 9:44 pm

She's so rude & ungrateful! I~ think they're quite nice...

She seems to have stopped now, but I will continue to watch her closely.
She just swam up to one and eyed it suspiciously before swimming away. Maybe she's done trying to eat them *crosses fingers*

sevenyearnight · Post by **sevenyearnight** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 9:49 pm

Maybe next time pass on the bacon flowers and hot dog plants.

ILoveLola · Post by **ILoveLola** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 9:55 pm

But, they seemed like such a good idea at the time!

I wish there really were bacon flowers @_@

sevenyearnight · Post by **sevenyearnight** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 10:15 pm

ILoveLola · Post by **ILoveLola** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 10:27 pm

UM, PERFECT! ahaha. you know its true love when you get a bacon bouquet.

i took the new plants out. she's soooo rottennnnnn.

xrayjeeper83 · Post by **xrayjeeper83** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 10:54 pm

OMG that is AWESOME. That is one bouquet I would not feel gay for getting LOL

pufferfreak · Post by **pufferfreak** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 1:35 am

ILoveLola wrote:She's so rude & ungrateful! I~ think they're quite nice...

She seems to have stopped now, but I will continue to watch her closely.
She just swam up to one and eyed it suspiciously before swimming away. Maybe she's done trying to eat them *crosses fingers*

If she's not, try real plants. They might be bitter tasting and discourage her from eating them.

Post by **RTR** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 9:38 am

Or try some dried seaweed in a clip. Quite a few puffers do eat plants or more often, certain algae. They are rarely a major component of the diet (except for some reef puffs - part of why they like to nibble some corals). If the fish takes the seaweed, keep it in their diet. They will be healthier for it.

Post by **bertie 83** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 1:02 pm

A bacon bouquet wtf. I want one for Brel or lol

Post by **bertie 83** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 1:04 pm

Dam iPhone . I want one for brekkie lol

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 2:23 pm

In the wild, their food (snails) crawled on plants. To them, plants = food.

ILoveLola · Post by **ILoveLola** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 2:36 pm

RTR, I have tried feeding her seaweed but she won't eat it. I'll try again now that she's showing interest in the plants.

PP, that's what I thought, but she hasn't done it to any of the other plants before, or after I took them out. Maybe the new ones look familiar to her. Do you think I should leave them out, or will she be okay if I put them back?

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