Buenos Aires Tetras and plants

[Wet Elbows]

Anyone here have issues with Buenos Aires Tetras eating plants? I have five I'm considering adding to my planted tank. I remember reading somewhere that it's a possibility. Just curious if anyone has these in with plants. In the meantime, I will work on my fish photography skills 😁

[Gwallace]

I have never heard of them eating healthy plants when fed properly.

[1moretank]

@Wet Elbows  I have 4 that are more than 3 years old.  They will eat food, go chew and pull on my plants, then go back and eat more food.  They go after val, amazon swords, crypts and anubias equally - don't seem to have any preference.  They are definitely not doing it because they are hungry.  They tug on anubias hard enough to pull them off the wood and rocks I've glued them to.
If I was going to put them in a planted tank again, I would make sure the plants were really grown in first.
Good luck.

[Wet Elbows]

On 7/9/2022 at 3:36 AM, 1moretank said:

@Wet Elbows  I have 4 that are more than 3 years old.  They will eat food, go chew and pull on my plants, then go back and eat more food.  They go after val, amazon swords, crypts and anubias equally - don't seem to have any preference.  They are definitely not doing it because they are hungry.  They tug on anubias hard enough to pull them off the wood and rocks I've glued them to.
If I was going to put them in a planted tank again, I would make sure the plants were really grown in first.
Good luck.

Thanks for the info