pleco

[bbq1234]

i just bought a small pleco .. and i dont know what he easts... he just looks like he sucks on the drift woos or the tanks sides.. can anyone help???

 

[smithrc]

i just bought a small pleco .. and i dont know what he easts... he just looks like he sucks on the drift woos or the tanks sides.. can anyone help???

narrow i down a bit for us...

what does it look like? A picture?

 

[Munch]

You bought a fish without doin research on what it eats? didnt you think to ask when you bought it?

 

[bbq1234]

i did research before i bought it..... it said that they eat algae and left over food.... but i dont know if have alot of algea for him to eat.... its just a common small pleco.. its black was only 3.99

 

[mwm]

You bought a fish without doin research on what it eats? didnt you think to ask when you bought it?

Dont be a Dick...Mine eats cucumber

 

[bbq1234]

i did research before i bought it..... it said that they eat algae and left over food.... but i dont know if have alot of algea for him to eat.... its just a common small pleco.. its black was only 3.99

 

[bbq1234]

cucumber??? hmm maybe i should try that

 

[Teelie]

Most aren't algae eaters, they're omvinorous or carnivores so you'll want to have some kind of carnivore pellet to the mix.

 

[G_Sharky]

You can buy catfish pellets or feed them vegetables, but I used to have a common pleco that I didn't bother feeding, he did well and grew just by scavanging leftovers from other fish and the algae... I wouldn't worry too much about it if I were you. BTW those common plecs can grew pretty big so you better have space for him.....

 

[mwm]

yah mine eat about 1 slice of cucumber a day he loves it! hes only 3 inchesi need him to get big so he can go with my dempseys

 

[Da_Oz]

Sweet Potatoes and zucchini are good too.

 

[Narny]

I have a gold emperor plec, mine eats :

Hikari sinking wafers (loves em)

Tetra sinking pellets (goes nuts for em)

Frozen bloodworm (on occassion)

He also eats at night, so i'd be suprised if you did see him eat untill he's settled and ok. Plec's are also notorius for hiding, i have a piece of mangrove root, as i have a discus tank he lives in, and he loves living in it and feels more secure with the bolt hole should he need it.

Ade

 

[kenneth_kpe]

my common plec before at up all the algae in my aquarium ( good ) the sinking wafers ( ok ), other fish food ( tolerable ) half of the plants in my aquarium ( baad) so i had to move him somewhere else, in another tank that is : ) and they are right be carefull of the size, they grow really really biiig !!!! heheh read this, funny story about plecs here, but im in nooo way agains em i find em nice

http/www.llda.gov.ph/janitor_fish_facts.htm