RubberNose Pleco

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what do they eat,i hear they get 3 inches at one place and 6 inches at another how big to rubbernoses really get,will 1 of them do fine,and finally what do they eat?
 
like how big do they get?
 
Fish,

Instead of a pleco why not get more Ottos, you need to have at least 3 as they are a schooling fish. I think, with the addition of the ottos you are pretty well stocked as it is, and shouldn't add any more fish.

Sandy
 
I have a few they get between 4-6 inches they grow very slow mine have not grown sense I got them. One of them I got over a year ago and about the same size as when I got it. They love driftwood mine also excepts algae wafers on ocassion.
 
akapaul26 said:
I have a few they get between 4-6 inches they grow very slow mine have not grown sense I got them. One of them I got over a year ago and about the same size as when I got it. They love driftwood mine also excepts algae wafers on ocassion.
They should have grown more than that by now. They probably aren't getting enough food. Try different algae wafers until you find one that they like. And feed fresh veggies a couple of times a week, such as a slice of cucumber, or slice of blanched zucchini, weighted down with a plant weight or something.
Take care,
Mary.
 
mduros said:
They should have grown more than that by now. They probably aren't getting enough food. Try different algae wafers until you find one that they like. And feed fresh veggies a couple of times a week, such as a slice of cucumber, or slice of blanched zucchini, weighted down with a plant weight or something.
Take care,
Mary.
when ever I see them they Have full bellies and are always pooping mine always scavange for pellets when I feed the other fish. They are very small less than an inch or inch and a half so im sure they have grown but not too much. I am sure they are healty just very small and slow growers. they dont eat anything but the drift wood and pellets sometimes the wafers.
 
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