Since my BN plecos started breeding my female has got super thin after the spawn and I'd like to effectively bulk her back up. In between the 1st and 2nd spawn she wasn't able to put on nearly as much weight as I would have liked, she was still thin with eggs. So what kinds of food would help put some weight on her without being too high in protein? Right now she gets algae pellets, zuchinni and occasional shrimp pellets plus whatever she scavenges which isn't much cause I try to feed lightly (NLS flake, freeze dried tubiflex worms, frozen blood worms, veggie flakes...). Think I should separate her from everyone till she gets filled out?
The picture doesn't show it too well but she is VERY thin. Her ribcage edges are sharp and you can see a raised upside down Y in her abdomen area.
The picture doesn't show it too well but she is VERY thin. Her ribcage edges are sharp and you can see a raised upside down Y in her abdomen area.