feeding baby pleco's ? calling all bottom feeder lovers!!

There are algae waffers for bottom feeders. I would break one in half if the fish are small and drop into tank at night. They will find it.

cut a slice of cucumber or zucchini, throw it in a cup of water and microwave it for 30-60seconds then throw it in ice bath and let it cool. After that just throw it in the tank and they will find it themselves.

^ ditto. but I heard cucumber needed not to be "blanched" (dipping on boiling water for less than a min) that it needed just to be peeled and de-seeded. Zuch had to be blanched. But in no way am I arguing. Just didnt know? Im sure nuke'n it is ok.

Hi Granny, Congrats on the new additions! I can tell you only what to feed the bristlenose.....sliced zuchinni with the seeds taken out. At the size you bought, you do not have to blanch first. I use a seafood fork, poke it thru the zuch and place it on the bottom. He'll find it! And sliced raw mushrooms on the fork the same way. Yummy! He'll eat algae in your tank, but get yourself some wardley or hikari algae wafers to supplement too. So....alternate the veggies and the algae wafers, but be sure to let him eat the algae in the tank too. That's good stuff for him! Bristlenose are vegetarians. Vacation block feeder......he's crazy! You need to identify the other pleco out on planetcatfish.com so you will know what types of foods it eats. Or post a picture and people here will tell you what it is and then you can read about it. And Happy Valentines Day!

can leave it there over night and take it out next day.. though i just leave it in there until they finish the whole thing, while pleco nibbles on it a bit, my snails devour it in a day