what do golden sucker fish eat?

Question

i bought a golden sucker fish and i dont no wat they eat HELP!!!

Answer 1

There are lots of fish labeled "golden sucker fish" in pet stores. If you are lucky, you've got a gold pleco. You can identify a gold pleco if just hangs out and not really do much. The gold pleco does nibble on algae growing in the tank, but will die in a week or two if that's the only thing you feed it. Go to the pet store and buy algae discs or the Hikari Gold sinking catfish wafers. Feed it 1 disc per feeding, 2x a day.

If you happen to get something like a golden algae eater or a otocinclus (both are identified by being very active fish always on the move) then you give it regular tropical fish food, mixed in with some freeze dried tropical fish food treats every once in a while. These fish will not live on algae alone.

Also a tip, you can check with the fish store where you bought the fish on how to properly care for your species of fish..if they don't know, then find a better fish store!

Answer 2

Golden Sucker Fish

Answer 3

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First off your tank is WAY overcrowded. Probably why your fish are dieing. Second, algae eaters eat the slime coat off of Goldfish. The should not be kept together. Without the slime coat the goldfish is defenseless against parasites, bacteria... Because you're tank is overcrowded it probably makes the ammonia burns much more painful. There are a lot of different "sucker" fish. Chinese and Golden are less aggresive but Plecos are Mean. These fish are also nocturnal so they will be attacking your goldies in the evening or at night. "sucker" fish will eat anything that will fit in their mouths they are not vegetarians. Drop some blood worms in there- they'll devour them. One last thing- goldfish are cold water fish, "suckers" are warm (tropical) fish. They should not be together. Goldfish should be kept 1 goldie per 10 gallons. Tropical fish should be kept 1gallon per every inch of adult fish. so 9 goldfish = 90 gallons at least if plecos 12" adult size x 4 fish = 48 inches = 48 gallons if chinese/golden 7" adult size x 4 fish= 28 inches = 28 gallons. So, technically you should have at least a 120 gallon tank if not a 150 gallon. Check out any goldfish website you want they will all give you the same information. Goldies should live up to 40 years not just 2 years. Bring most of them back to a petstore along with the sucker fish. If you don't, fish will keep on dieing. Added: To reiterate Plecos are by far meaner than any golden or Chinese. The above answer reflects the fact that they are nocturnal. Watch your fish in the evening- he will tail the goldfish trying to catch them. Plecos are often kept with aggressive fish because they can use their spikes as defenses and they will stand their own. I have seen plecos literally "roll around" with fish.

Answer 4

They eat algae on the walls of the tank, but this is usually never enough, so you need to buy some algae wafers at the pet store. They are found in the fish food section and are pretty cheap. Also, plecos get big so keep a large tank. Good luck!

Answer 5

suckerfish eat all of the algae and crud that grows on your aquarium walls. You shouldn't have to feed it anything if you have other fish in the tank, they will help provide food for it, and he will keep it clean. Thats why they are great to have if you have an aquarium.