Clown Pleco

[Fish are friends]

just a quick question... I feed my clown pleco cucumber but have heard that you can feed it most veg even potatoes. Has anyone tried this??

 

[Aqua Tom]

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[fluttermoth]

Yes; cucumber is hardly worth bothering with as there's so little nutrition in it.

Tomato is very popular with all my plecs (and snails); the end slice is best so there's no seeds and the skin holds it together, but sweet potato, apple, courgette, broccoli (the stalks), melon, peas, carrot (needs a bit if cooking to soften; mine don't like it but I've heard some do) and lettuce are all things you can give.

I don't think I'd bother with potato; lot of starch in them and I feel they wouldn't be good for the water quality.