I would say the hole is potentially there at a weaken place of the leaf due to some
nutrition problem... Then some fish goes on it (Botia) and reveals the hole !

When healthy my plants resist Botia and Ancistrus.
When some deficient are there they show holes and break feeble stems.

I would add some tablet under the sword.


Philippe


"SlimFlem" wrote in message news:lnJT9.13962$%n.3432@sccrnsc02...
| Hi.
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| Can Whiptail catfish be verified to be plant tank safe? I've had one in my
| plant tank for at least 8 months. He (I call him he.) has gotten quite
| large...probably like 5 inches. I am starting to wonder if he is putting
| some of the holes in my Sword leaves and munching on the new tender leaves
| that are coming up from the middle of the plant.
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| Does anyone have experience with this catfish in a planted tank?
|
| thanks.
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