feeding plecos?

[breaker_1113]

how do u guys feed your plecos cause whenever i put in some sinking wafers or pellets for him the other fish(cichlids) eat it all b4 he can get at it. so how do u guys feed your plecos.. ive been feeding mine only algea because thats all i thought they eat but from what i hear they can eat other things but how?? like can they accualy eat pellets and stuff with their sucker type mouth??
im very new to bottom feeders and this is my first one but yeah ne info will help
thnx alot
breaker

 

[caffeine]

My pleco loves lettuce and zucchini and cucumber. I put the slices in boiling water for a few minutes to release the air inside of the veggies so they will sink and then put them in a ziplock bag and freeze. Just get out a few pieces every couple of days and drop them in. Your fish will probably enjoy them as well.

 

[breaker_1113]

how do the plecos physically eat that stuff tho cause he cant chew rite?

 

[caffeine]

I don't know how exactly the mouth of a pleco works, but he just sucks on the slices of veggies just like he sucks on the glass or anything else.

 

[breaker_1113]

oh ok thnx alot for your advise

 

[yashinfan]

You can distract your fish away from wear the pleco is or you could feed them some pellets first and keep them busy until finally your pleco gets one. How they eat is they suck the pellets and then they have little teeth up inside the sucker which breaks down the pellets. This takes time for them to do and sometimes the fish will finish their own and go after the pleco's.