S SuPraScOObY Jack Dempsey MFK Member Jul 15, 2006 81 19 38 40 SIN City Jul 27, 2007 #1 Just wondering on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being a royal pleco's waste amount, how much waste/poop does the rubberlip/thomasi pleco make? Thanks.
Just wondering on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being a royal pleco's waste amount, how much waste/poop does the rubberlip/thomasi pleco make? Thanks.
davo Aimara MFK Member Jan 9, 2006 17,544 43 132 England Jul 27, 2007 #2 0. Well IME, these produce even less than Ancistrus, and they are also very small. Don't let 0 fool you though, they are still plecos afterall!
0. Well IME, these produce even less than Ancistrus, and they are also very small. Don't let 0 fool you though, they are still plecos afterall!
C COL Feeder Fish MFK Member Dec 9, 2006 477 1 0 San Diego Jul 27, 2007 #3 I agree. Given that their metabolism is likely slower due to temperature gradients of their andean-esque riffle environment, there should logically be less waste produced.
I agree. Given that their metabolism is likely slower due to temperature gradients of their andean-esque riffle environment, there should logically be less waste produced.
