Plants health concern

[Ds_BerSerK]

Any suggestions on what my plants could be suffering from? My aquarium has been up and running for the last 3 months. Recently I've had an increase in algae and my plants are showing holes.

My lights are set to 50% for a 7 hour period. As fertilizer, I use Tropica Specialised Nutrition as my aquarium is heavily planted.

 

[Hufsa]

What livestock do you have?

 

[plantnoobdude]

i'd look into livestock damage, and how much you're dosing of the tpn.

 

[Ds_BerSerK]

I have 6 Amano shrimps, 5/6 cherry shrimps, 12 cherry barbs, 4 ottocinclus, 2 zebra loaches, 1 electric blue ram, some ramshorn snails though these were introduced after the issue started, 2 x African dwarf frog

Dosing of fertilizer is per instruction once a week 15 puffs or a 300litre aquarium.

 

[Konsa]

Hi
is your tank low tech or CO2 injected.Few full tank shots will be usefull.
Regards Konstantin

 

[Hufsa]

The large holes in your plants are from mechanical damage, amanos will eat certain plants when hungry and loaches like to pick holes in leaves for fun, but im more thinking the amanos are your problem here.

Feed your amanos more and the problem should decrease.
You have a little bit of algae which is a seperate issue from the holes.

 

[Ds_BerSerK]

The large holes in your plants are from mechanical damage, amanos will eat certain plants when hungry and loaches like to pick holes in leaves for fun, but im more thinking the amanos are your problem here.

Feed your amanos more and the problem should decrease.
You have a little bit of algae which is a seperate issue from the holes.

Thanks, I'll make sure they are getting fed more.

 

[Ds_BerSerK]

Hi
is your tank low tech or CO2 injected.Few full tank shots will be usefull.
Regards Konstantin

It's low tech no CO2. I will try to get some photos tonight when I'm back home.