Just got my first pleco 2 days ago. They told me it was a clown pleco but judging from the pictures it isn't so.... I don't know the species? I'll try post some pictures. Anyway, I was wondering, Will the pleco feed off the flakes that land on the gravel or do you need to feed them special foods? Once a week I'll drop down a bit of cucumber for the pleco and the clown loaches but do I still need to feed them while having the cucumber down? Thanks
Can I feed my pleco flakes?
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As long as they are eating it doesnt really matter what you feed them. So of the types of plecos need a higher protein diet then other need hardly any protein. Get us some pics of the pleco you are asking about. Hypans need a protein diet not a vegetable diet
I dropped in a piece of cucumber. Do you know if they'll eat the hard white bit? They've only been at the middle for a about an hour or 2 and they've eaten all of the middle.
Mine wont touch the white bit around the middle. They'll leave it till it turns to mush if i don't pull it, haha.
And if it's a Clown pleco, he'll need a more protein rich diet, as well as driftwood in the tank, in order to digest it all. They don't generally do too great with algae
And if it's a Clown pleco, he'll need a more protein rich diet, as well as driftwood in the tank, in order to digest it all. They don't generally do too great with algae
I had a pleco that would swim upside down and eat the flakes off the top of the water.
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