Okay so I have been dropping in spirulina wafers and algae wafers on alternating days 1 hour after all lights out. Shrimp and snails are loving it but my new pleco was not touching them and getting skinnier. I went to my LFS and figured I'd try the new Hikari sinking carnivore pellets, expecting my pleco to die anyway. Well he went crazy and ate one in the daylight with tank lights on. He is even madly chasing his tankmates away. I hope I found a recipe for sucess with this little guy. He is quite stunningly marked.