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Price is hardly everything, interested in a few words of wisdom from those whom have been doing this long enough to have some.
Tony
Alligator Snapping Turtle/Past Pres
My plecos love Hikari.
fischfan13
Banned
NLS...my fish have told me so.
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Don't plecos tend toward bering carnivorous, especially as they get older?
I have some confirmed herbivores that need green stuff. Checked out the NLS site, didn't see any algae wafers or the like.
I have some confirmed herbivores that need green stuff. Checked out the NLS site, didn't see any algae wafers or the like.
Andrew
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Depends on what kind of pleco.
mscichlid
Founder
I find the best algae wafers are the type that have the first ingredients kelp, spirulina or other green stuff.
The only two I know of and use that fit the bill are Omega One and Wardleys.
The only two I know of and use that fit the bill are Omega One and Wardleys.
D-money
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My fish love Hikari ,even my big cubans go nuts for them.
mchambers
Former CCA member
Probably worth looking at www.kensfish.com. I see spirulina wafers and veggie wafers.
davidhusker
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i had never used any, they usually scrape up the pellets etc.
Last summer i picked up a thing of Hikari wafers, I think from a grab bag from CCA or something. So i drop those in for my bristlenose every week or so and they go right for them.
Last summer i picked up a thing of Hikari wafers, I think from a grab bag from CCA or something. So i drop those in for my bristlenose every week or so and they go right for them.
davidhusker
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by the way, how often do you guys give wafers to the pleco's?
mscichlid
Founder
INGREDIANTS: FISH MEAL, RICE FLOUR, WHEAT BRAN, DEHULLED SOYBEAN MEAL, WHEAT GERM MEAL, SPIRULINA, DIACALCIUM PHOSPHATE, DEHYDRATED ALFALFA MEAL, CARROT, CELERY, BEET, PARSLEY, LETTUCE, WATER CRES, SPINACH, DRIED BREWERS YEAST, BLEND OF VITAMINS AND MINERALS.
INGREDIENTS: Whole Kelp, Spirulina, Whole Salmon, Halibut, Seafood Mix (Including Krill, Whole Herring, & Shrimp), Wheat Flour, Wheat Gluten, Lecithin, Astaxanthin, L-Ascorb-l-2-Phosphate (Source of Vitamin C), Natural and Artificial Colors, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Folic Acid, Biotin, Inositol, Tocopherol (Preservative), Ethoxyquin (Preservative).
Which one would you call an 'algae wafer'?
My plecs eat everything, but I like Omega One the best.
INGREDIENTS: Whole Kelp, Spirulina, Whole Salmon, Halibut, Seafood Mix (Including Krill, Whole Herring, & Shrimp), Wheat Flour, Wheat Gluten, Lecithin, Astaxanthin, L-Ascorb-l-2-Phosphate (Source of Vitamin C), Natural and Artificial Colors, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Folic Acid, Biotin, Inositol, Tocopherol (Preservative), Ethoxyquin (Preservative).
Which one would you call an 'algae wafer'?
My plecs eat everything, but I like Omega One the best.
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Ummm, they're not plecos...
...they're very odd improbably slender Rineloricaria catfish that have a distinct preference for algae, hence the original question. I would rather not mess around with zucchini, etc. if I can do the wafer/pellet thing. The spirulina/kelp mixtures sound about right.
Much obliged.
...they're very odd improbably slender Rineloricaria catfish that have a distinct preference for algae, hence the original question. I would rather not mess around with zucchini, etc. if I can do the wafer/pellet thing. The spirulina/kelp mixtures sound about right.
Much obliged.
T
tug
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Has anyone else tried Spirulina sticks from Aquatic Eco-systems? I have used them for a long time and even the angelfish like them. http://www.aquaticeco.com/subcategories/629/Spirulina-Sticks-1-lb
longstocking
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In all honesty I use different ones. I think I have about 4 different types. Now I have pleco's ... but they don't seem to care what I throw at them. They eat anything.