Food for my plecos

[NJ Devils Fan]

I have a common pleco from an old tank and I got a bristlenose pleco yesterday. I want to feed them some zucchini, spinach, and algae waffers. Being that there are 2 of them, if I put one piece of zucchini in, will they fight over it? Also, how often should I put in food for them?

[OrionGirl]

They'll need fed every other day or so. A couple slices of zucchini should last for 2 days, then wait a day or so, then add more. Other fish will eat these food items as well, and the plecos will eat non-veggie items too. You'll want to make sure they get some meaty foods in addition to the veggies. Meaty sinking pellets are a good choice, if you don't feed any of the frozen meaty foods live brine, blood worms, or scallops.

[polkadot]

You might want to try those sinking wafers or any sinking pellets. They'll grap them. Vege food are ok but they can get messy.

[VoodooChild]

I'd be careful to throw in enough for both. The common will be much larger and will push the bristlenose off of the food, however, if he's a male bristlenose, he's got those gill spines from hell. The common has a got a good shell on him, but those good stick an eye or two.

[NJ Devils Fan]

I also got a tiger pleco the other day. When I put veggies in, I put 2 pieces of each. A few days ago, I put 2 pieces of zucchini in. today, I will put 2 pieces of spinach.

[BK]

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