Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:03 pm GMT   Reply      

I-know-we've-had-a-similar-post-before,-but-I'm-lazy.......

My-pleco-is-about-7-inches-long-and-I've-been-feeding-it-Tetra-flakes-and-spirulina-tabs-for-humans......What's-the-best-pre-packaged-food-I-can-feed-it?

Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:44 pm GMT   Reply      

I use hikari algae wafers and mine seems to like them. I tried giving him cucumber but my cichlids just eat it before he does.

Since when do common plecos eat tetra flakes?

Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:41 pm GMT   Reply      

Well,-I-had-a-tilapia-in-the-same-tank-and-I-guess-it-was-that-fish-that-was-eating-the-flakes....Now-that-it's-gone-the-flakes-just-sat-on-the-bottem-and-I-had-to-vacuum-them-up.......I'll-try-the-Hikari-wafers....Thanks.

Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:10 pm GMT   Reply      

i heard that cooked squash, lettuce, kale, spinach all that stuff is good for them i know at one of my fav LFS they feel all their plecos canned green beans

Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:40 pm GMT   Reply      

Slice a piece of zucchina? and squash, weight it down to some weight like fishing lead or brass and they will eat all the inside up and leave the yellow or green ring overnight.

Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:42 pm GMT   Reply      

zucchini, sorry getting my tail tore up in spades.

Tue Jun 03, 2008 9:19 pm GMT   Reply      

OK....I've-heard-of-using-vegatables.....I-just-wanted-a-staple-I-didn't-have-to-keep-fresh-in-the-fridge.

I'll-use-zucchini-and-other-veggies-when-I-have-them,-but-I-only-have-a-toaster-oven-for-cooking-and-basicly-live-on-a-few-simple-healthy-foods-at-the-moment......I'm-a-great-cook,-and-when-my-son-comes-to-visit-I'll-get-another-camp-stove-and-we'll-be-back-into-the-home-cooked-veggies-again......REI-said-they'd-take-my-old-stove-and-replace-it-for-free.

Tue Jun 03, 2008 9:23 pm GMT   Reply      

Other than that, mine love the algae wafers. I have 2 that are 12 and 15 inches long, and they suck up about 8 tablets a night along with 6 mystery snails a gold nugget pleco.

Wed Jun 04, 2008 12:15 pm GMT   Reply      

if you dont want to keep fresh keep frozen and canned veggies, just make sure you give them a good rinse

Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:46 pm GMT   Reply      

Thanks-for-the-replies-guys.....I-just-bought-the-Hikari-algae-wafers-and-my-Pleco-seems-to-enjoy-them.

Fri Jun 06, 2008 9:39 pm GMT   Reply      

The only problem I have with the wafers is that if i only drop 1 in at a time my p leco doesn't get any because my convicts eat it up and get territorial over it.

So after the lights go off I drop 2 in probably every other day.

Fri Jun 06, 2008 11:23 pm GMT   Reply      

The-only-other-fish-in-my-100-gallon-tank-are-gars,-and-they-have-no-intrest-in-algae-wafers.....I-put-my-hand-in-the-tank-and-place-the-wafers-in-front-of-the-cave-pleco-likes-to-hang-in.