Bristlenose Plecos and green beans.

[duke33]

I was just wondering if a BN can live on greenbeans alone. Mine love them. I also feed algae wafers but that's getting expensive with over 100 babies and nowhere locally to home them. So, just a supplemental diet or would they be ok? Thanks.

 

[OrionGirl]

I'd go for more than just green beans--zucchini, carrots, etc--but a diet of frozen veggies plus what algae the tank produces should be fine.

 

[duke33]

Thanks for the quick reply. I've been experimenting with different veggies. No corn and slow on the peas.

 

[axelrod12]

Try zucchini once in a while. I haven't had a pleco that hasn't loved zucchini, other veggies seem to be hit or miss depending on the individual pleco.

 

[Sean W.]

My pleco loves thinly sliced cucumbers. I put a few slices in the tank on weighed down with a chip clip a few times a week and the next morning everything but the skin is left. It's funny because there's just perfect rings of the skin left.

You said you have baby bristle nose plecos? If you would consider selling one, pm me and we will see what we could work out!

 

[verbal]

I would probably supplement some with wafers, but veggies are great for BN plecos. Once they get a little size on them, BN plecos are very easy to ship.

 

[duke33]

 

[tanker]

Yes, vary the diet, not just green beans. Zucs, blanched Romain lettus, and green beans have been my BN food of choise.