my new plecostomus ate all the alge in my tank and doesnt have anything to eat, coul i boil lettuce for 5 minutes then refrigerate it? i know this works with tadpoles
2007-07-02 06:39:46 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
You bet! Plecos love things like lettuce, cucumber, squash of all types, basically anthing out of the produce isle. I would say though stay away from iceburg lettuce, it;s not so great for them, but any other green leafy stuff is good.
No need to cook it or soften it for the plecos though, they have much stronger mouths and better teeth than tadpoles, so I would say just feed it raw and in a fair sized chunk.
Just weight to food down to the bottom when you turn out the lights and remove it in the morning, if they leave anything to remove.
MM
2007-07-02 06:59:55 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The plecos love zucchini, cucumber, and romaine lettuce. Stay away from iceburg or head lettuce. Is also cheaper than the algae tablets. No need to boil any of it.
2007-07-02 14:23:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should feed them algae pellets, do NOT feed fish human food, do they find romaine in rivers? NO. Will if kill them? No. Is it good for them. No.
If he ate all the algae already it may be too small of a tank, please know that plecos theoretically never stop growing. 12 inches and longer is very common, I have seen a 3 footer. and NO they will not "stay the same size as the tank"--MYTH!!
: )
hope this helps
2007-07-02 16:24:32 · answer #3 · answered by Dan the Man 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, most algae eater needs constant amount of vegetable in their diet. Mostly algae. Try getting some algae wafers for your tank for your plecos.
2007-07-02 13:44:26 · answer #4 · answered by Chris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine have never eaten lettuce...algae wafers YES
2007-07-02 13:53:04 · answer #5 · answered by AnimalManiac 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, or you could just drop in a slice of cucumber, they love that stuff. You don't really need to boil it...
2007-07-02 13:59:12 · answer #6 · answered by nosoop4u246 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mine LOVED zucchini , i would just cut into small rounds and they would hang upside down stuck to it unto it was gone!
2007-07-02 13:50:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
buy frozen algea bits or something similar pls..
2007-07-02 13:42:54 · answer #8 · answered by rishi b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋