feeding help

[Garshark]

my bn's won't eat anything except wafers. no vegs at all. I have tried stuffing cucumber with wafers and they did not touch it. should I be worried. plz help

 

[strollo22]

As long as they're algae wafers you have nothing to worry about


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[E.C.]

Just like what strollo said, if you do want to give them a little different snack, maybe go for potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots well as long as your plec is eating wafers then you don't have to worry.

 

[Charney]

some of my plecos took a long time to recognize veggies as food

 

[slippery slimecoat]

Zucchini tends to be a healthier and more accepted option for plecos in my experience. Stuffing the veggies with the wafers should help them eventually recognize the veggies as food, but it can take several tries. Also, although they are called algae wafers, most I've seen contain a significant amount of protein in them as well. Hikari as an example, the first ingredient listed is fish meal. Algae wafers are certainly a better option than most other pellets, but getting them converted to veggies will be a better choice for herbivorous plecos in the long run.

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[yayfish24]

Try some green pepper.


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[joe jaskot]

Try feeding zucchini or canned green beans.