Pleco eating feeder fish

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robfreitas345

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My 6 inch rhino pleco recently started eating the half eaten feeder fish that my red belly piranhas leave behind..im just wondering if this is normal..thanks rob

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robfreitas345

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I feed him algae wafers every day and cucumbers twice a week

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• #3

It is very normal.

 

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i had a common pleco that did the same thing so yeah i guess it is normal

 

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My pleco eats left over seafood from my puffer all the time... nothing to worry about...

 

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My old rhino used to always eat a feeder guppy every now n then.. There more carnivorous pleco


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robfreitas345

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Ok thanks..i was just wondering if he was missing something in his diet but i guess not

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This is a good thing... Its cleaning up!!!

 

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My experience with plecos is they like meaty foods too.