I have a footlong scarlet pleco that I am having a hard time feeding. His responsse to algae wafers, carfish wafers, and cichlid pellets is minimal. Anyone know what these guys like to eat?
Feeding a scarlet pleco
- Thread starter AlaskaJammin
- Start date
this is strange..i have had 4 scarlets and all take to commercial food readily...as long as it sinks, they eat. how long have u gotten him and is he new from the importer? if freshly caught from the wild, then prob it has yet gotten used to commercial food, will just take some time and patience.
they are primarily carnivores..so meaty stuff, chopped up shrimps, mussels will be accepted readily..but i would still recommend feeding commercial food and using those as a treat..u dun wan the fella to get spoilt..
they are primarily carnivores..so meaty stuff, chopped up shrimps, mussels will be accepted readily..but i would still recommend feeding commercial food and using those as a treat..u dun wan the fella to get spoilt..
Mine really liked raw shrimp, they are more carnivorous than many other plecos. I would not use zuchini as a staple, provide him with a piece of driftwood also.
Lol, my tank has about 100lbs of driftwood in it. I saw him nibbling on some catfish wafers the other day. He is fresh off the boat, so I suppose it will take time. Just hate seeing a fish in my tank who needs to eat. Im sure he will be fine, the fin rot cleared up with some kanamacyn.