What pre-packaged foods do your plecos love?

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clawlan

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Dec 29, 2006
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I feed mine zucchini and they love it but I want to find a good staple food and some other treats for them. They are pretty decent sized at this point, maybe 6-8" (there are 3). I was browsing the bottom feeder section on BigAls and was wondering about teh shrimp pellets and other foods. What do you think?
 
clawlan:

The answer to your question will depend upon the species which are in your tank.

Plecos are typically herbivores and omnivores.

TR
 
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They would go nuts over shrimp pellets, algae wafers (wardly makes a great ash free) floating cichlid pellets (they come to the water line for them, great time to start petting) and most of the other chunky large foods. Don't stop with the fresh zuchini though, these guys are bulk feeders and require a lot of food to feel "full". I usually alternate, with shrimp pellets and wafer one night, zuchini or squash the next. Those are handsome fish, and some good variety in their diet will really get them anticipating feeding time.
 
Malefic23:

I do not have enough experience in order to ID these Plecos.

What is their L number?

TR
 
Nice fish...reminds of that great song: "I want a hypostomus plecostomus for Christmas" :) ...Common Pleco...

Does the Common Pleco even have an L #? I can't find one...

I feed mine slices of zucchini/yellow squash/cucumber, occasional lettuce/cabbage,
and Omega One discs.
 
Mine also loves the shrimp pellets and algae wafers. I also give them spirulina wafers and sinking complete food tablets.
 
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