Weird Old Uncle Kenny Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Hello Friends! I inherited some duckweed along with some plants I got, and now it grows abundantly in nearly all my tanks. Well, I noticed that any duckweed that slipped into my main 75 gallon tank seemed to disappear within a day or two. So today, I found my 40 breeder and one of my 10 gallon tanks were both completely covered in duckweed. I scooped it up, but instead of throwing it away as I have done, I put it in my 75, mostly out of curiosity. Well, not long after I put it in, I got the answer as to who is eating it: my 3 big Synodontis eupterus "Featherfin Croaker" catfish. They freaking love it! So now, I'm "raising" duckweed in all my other tanks as a live food source for my catfishies... Isn't THAT handy?!?! 😁 -Your Weird Old Uncle Kenny 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 On 2/15/2024 at 5:57 PM, Weird Old Uncle Kenny said: Hello Friends! I inherited some duckweed along with some plants I got, and now it grows abundantly in nearly all my tanks. Well, I noticed that any duckweed that slipped into my main 75 gallon tank seemed to disappear within a day or two. So today, I found my 40 breeder and one of my 10 gallon tanks were both completely covered in duckweed. I scooped it up, but instead of throwing it away as I have done, I put it in my 75, mostly out of curiosity. Well, not long after I put it in, I got the answer as to who is eating it: my 3 big Synodontis eupterus "Featherfin Croaker" catfish. They freaking love it! So now, I'm "raising" duckweed in all my other tanks as a live food source for my catfishies... Isn't THAT handy?!?! 😁 -Your Weird Old Uncle Kenny I wish all fish did that!!🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnebuns Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Mystery snails also love duckweed. It's one of the plants they will eat before it dies including hornwort and java fern. I will say though, since they can't swim in the middle and rely on sucking in the duckweed near the edges, I would never rely on mystery snails to help anyone get rid of duckweed. I have heard of people drying it out and feeding it to their mystery snails though. I tried it once and I made a mess lol. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynameisnobody Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 I do this for my goldfish, they devour it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoofyGarra Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 On 2/15/2024 at 7:38 PM, mynameisnobody said: I do this for my goldfish, they devour it. i have had a similar experience. I was taking care of goldfish for a few months at some point, and every day i was bringing in duckweed to feed them. Eventually i just started a duckweed culture to feed them once i left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weird Old Uncle Kenny Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 On 2/15/2024 at 4:38 PM, mynameisnobody said: I do this for my goldfish, they devour it. Yes, I knew goldfish ate it, but I don't have any. I had no idea my cats would eat it, it was a nice surprise! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weird Old Uncle Kenny Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 On 2/15/2024 at 4:07 PM, Cinnebuns said: Mystery snails also love duckweed. It's one of the plants they will eat before it dies including hornwort and java fern. I will say though, since they can't swim in the middle and rely on sucking in the duckweed near the edges, I would never rely on mystery snails to help anyone get rid of duckweed. I have heard of people drying it out and feeding it to their mystery snails though. I tried it once and I made a mess lol. That's really nice to know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galabar Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Fish that I have that love duckweed: 1) Buenos Aires Tetras 2) Silver dollars 3) Common goldfish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynameisnobody Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 (edited) So do chickens and astronauts. I laughed while typing this, but it’s actually true. Edited February 16 by mynameisnobody 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapphireminds Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 On 2/15/2024 at 2:57 PM, Weird Old Uncle Kenny said: Hello Friends! I inherited some duckweed along with some plants I got, and now it grows abundantly in nearly all my tanks. Well, I noticed that any duckweed that slipped into my main 75 gallon tank seemed to disappear within a day or two. So today, I found my 40 breeder and one of my 10 gallon tanks were both completely covered in duckweed. I scooped it up, but instead of throwing it away as I have done, I put it in my 75, mostly out of curiosity. Well, not long after I put it in, I got the answer as to who is eating it: my 3 big Synodontis eupterus "Featherfin Croaker" catfish. They freaking love it! So now, I'm "raising" duckweed in all my other tanks as a live food source for my catfishies... Isn't THAT handy?!?! 😁 -Your Weird Old Uncle Kenny How do they get to it?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLineAquaticsSC Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 On 2/15/2024 at 11:29 PM, mynameisnobody said: So do chickens and astronauts. I laughed while typing this, but it’s actually true. My chickens love it, especially when it’s filled with ramshorns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weird Old Uncle Kenny Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 On 2/15/2024 at 10:23 PM, sapphireminds said: How do they get to it?? They just swim up to the top. If there's a lot, they just munch the ones that float by, as they hang on the side of the tank. If there's only a little, they go upside-down on the surface and skim as they swim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 On 2/15/2024 at 9:59 PM, Galabar said: Fish that I have that love duckweed: 1) Buenos Aires Tetras 2) Silver dollars 3) Common goldfish Silver dollars? Wow that is cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biotope Biologist Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 My ramshorn snails wrap their bodies around a bunch and parachute down to the bottom of the tank to graze on it, it’s pretty cute! Also the astronauts probably: 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanked Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 On 2/16/2024 at 9:39 AM, Bigdog99 said: Silver dollars? Wow that is cool! My Silver Dollars eat any and all vegetable material. I can't grow Duckweed fast enough to become a problem. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 On 2/16/2024 at 10:42 AM, Tanked said: My Silver Dollars eat any and all vegetable material. I can't grow Duckweed fast enough to become a problem. Wow, I don’t ever want duckweed, because I don’t have any of those kinds of fish. It seems to cause more problems then good things for some reason. It seems people hate it lol @Tanked 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynameisnobody Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 @Bigdog99 just like anything else, it has its use for some. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 On 2/16/2024 at 5:12 PM, mynameisnobody said: @Bigdog99 just like anything else, it has its use for some. Yes your right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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