Another Question

[aquacutlure]

Would a bn pleco be able to scrape silicone off of a surface inside of its aquarium?

 

[Lupin]

I don't think so.

 

[ianab]

Only if it's coming loose already. They wont have any effect on stuff thats stuck down well.

Ian

 

[aquacutlure]

thank you , so very much.

also how do most plecos mouths work?

 

[ianab]

also how do most plecos mouths work?

Imagine a cross between a vacum cleaner and a power sander.

They latch on with their sucker mouth and have tiny teeth on their jaws that rasp away at anything edible which they then eat.

So they cant swallow large items, but they will rasp away at anything edible and just wear it down.

Ian

 

[jpappy789]

Basically thats it^

 

[aquacutlure]

sounds like they would be messy eaters if they weren't in water, thank you.

So a pleco cruises around until it sees / smells something tasty and then sucks on to it and then rasps away edible material until the area is spotless of food.

 

[jpappy789]

They don't cruise around all that often during the day. My BN pretty much sticks to the caverns in the driftwood and rasps around on that until night.