uaru driftwood eating question

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i was wondering why uarus bite driftwood i have read somewhere that it helps their digestive system is this ture? mine loves driftwood and she leaves some pretty big marks in it. always grazing throughout the day eating driftwood :)
 
Great question! Uaru are vegetarian no? Perhaps they can see some tiny bits of algae growing and are nipping it off. Maybe they are like wood eating panaques, and get some benefit from wood in their gut. They probably have a longer gut than a typical picivorous or insectivorous cichlid.


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jag123 said:
Great question! Uaru are vegetarian no? Perhaps they can see some tiny bits of algae growing and are nipping it off. Maybe they are like wood eating panaques, and get some benefit from wood in their gut. They probably have a longer gut than a typical picivorous or insectivorous cichlid.


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This is what I think too... do you supliment their diet with vegitable matter or algea wafers? Mine love lettuce.... can you post pics of yours?

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Mine do it too.
I keep mine with my panaque and the Uaru eat everything from strawberries to white potato.
Their favorite treat is parsley.

I'm not sure if it helps with digestion. Where did you read this? It is very interesting


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jag123 said:
Great question! Uaru are vegetarian no? Perhaps they can see some tiny bits of algae growing and are nipping it off. Maybe they are like wood eating panaques, and get some benefit from wood in their gut. They probably have a longer gut than a typical picivorous or insectivorous cichlid.


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yea thats a good ponit. there must be some kind of benefit for them.
 
pjsammut said:
+1
This is what I think too... do you supliment their diet with vegitable matter or algea wafers? Mine love lettuce.... can you post pics of yours?

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yes i feed peas lettuce and some times kale she loves it all. ill get a picture in a minute
 
heres a crappy picture not a fish that really likes the camera. as all uaru keepers know not a very colorful fish but their eyes are awesome in person 100B1693.JPG

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Awesome fish. I have 4 in a 180 with some other SA, specifially eartheaters. 3 of them arw really peaceful, but there is a 5 inch one that is an absolute terror. He picks on everyone except a 6 inch sev pair. I have 9 inch abalios and 8 8nch heckalii and he gived them hell.... anyone else experience this with uaru?

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Thanks baseballman1321
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My two are pretty aggressive and even attack me or the hose when doing water changes.
They nip at my panaque but don't bother my male Pellegrini I have with them.
I also kept them with a group of Altifrons from a young age and they were fine together.
They do like their own spot to hide and hang out and hate when other fish get near it.


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