F8 eating my plants

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1puff
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F8 eating my plants

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I had to buy new plants because I keep finding holes on the leaves.
Is he bored or hungry?
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trekenk
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Re: F8 eating my plants

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I'm afraid like in most cases you may be out of luck with keeping live plants. It is just natural for them to do this.
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Re: F8 eating my plants

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Yup espesh if they see a snail or what looks like a snail. Or sometimes for fun
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
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Iliveinazoo
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Re: F8 eating my plants

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1puff wrote:I had to buy new plants because I keep finding holes on the leaves.
Is he bored or hungry?
Are you sure it's the F8? Could it be a defficiency due to lack of ferts?. I've had no problems with mine eating plants
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1puff
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Re: F8 eating my plants

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As soon as I replaced the plants within 1 hour they got holes in them.
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scpion
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Re: F8 eating my plants

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U happen to be using java ferns? They have some kind of pods below the leaves and mine loves to chew on that..
I am not a Troll, I am just pissed..!
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By_a_coo
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Re: F8 eating my plants

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It's very common, when F8's (and others puffers) hunt for food they end up biting the leaves of plants as well. My F8s do that too. Get used to have leaves with holes. =)
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Tim
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Re: F8 eating my plants

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I am glad my GSP leaves the plants alone.
*A wild water plant appears, Pig the Green Spotted Puffer is intimidated*
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By_a_coo
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Re: F8 eating my plants

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I am glad my GSP leaves my CORALS alone! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Tim
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Re: F8 eating my plants

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By_a_coo wrote:I am glad my GSP leaves my CORALS alone! :lol: :lol: :lol:
Indeed :lol: :lol:
*A wild water plant appears, Pig the Green Spotted Puffer is intimidated*
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