Pleco Feeding

[Wblaze]

Hello -- I put a bristlenose in my 55g mbuna tank when it was overrun with algae. He has done a pretty good job with it and now i have noticed him eating the nls when I feed the fish. Should i be feeding them wafers as well?

 

[todda]

I wouldn't worry about it - mine love NLS thera.

 

[69cichlids]

They love boiled zucchini...and so do the cichlids

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[verbal]

I think an advantage of feeding occasional zucchini is the plecos have a better shot at it than the pellets. It is very tricky to feed enough pellets for the pleco to get food without overfeeding.

 

[Andrewtfw]

I feed mine lima beans. I buy them frozen. Microwave for a few seconds in water, pop them out of their skins and drop them in the tank. They don't need help to sink and are usually quickly consumed.

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[Shane]

I feed broccoli stems (boiled), green beans (boiled) and zucchini (raw) as my mainstays as these three make very little mess. That said, almost any fruit or vegetable, except citrus, is a possibility. Cucumber, yams, peas, and squash are also popular.

If you do not have any, pick up some screwcumbers

http://www.screwcumber.com/

-Shane

 

[fischfan13]

...add asparagus to the list.

 

[todda]

mine love collard greens

 

[hotwingz]

Mine didnt like the cuccumber so much but loooove zucchini. All my fish do.

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[rsretep]

I use zucchini and or squash