Massivore and Pleco’s 101
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Bad, you should mix things up as they are omnivores. Feed a mix of different types of pellets and wafers, if you can, I would recommend repashy morning wood and bottom scratcher, I have found plecos love them and it is very healthy for the fish.
Thats not needed. When they grow larger they dont give a f about wafers or anything with veggiebase. At least the ones i got dont. My large commons and gibbis eat nothing else then carnivore pellets, shrimp, mussels, herring or mussels.
It's not a matter of will they eat it or not, but it's a matter of is it good/healthy for them, and feeding only massivore to an omnivore is not something that would be good/healthy for them
Due to the higher protein/fat levels found in that formula, at the very least I would limit their intake.
On the flip side, Repashy, once reconstituted with water, is mostly made up of water, a non-nutrient.
So in the end, which is really worse? Personally I would choose feeding Massivore in limited quantities due to how high its caloric value is, vs having to feed Repashy in large quantities to make up for it's low caloric/nutrient value.
On the flip side, Repashy, once reconstituted with water, is mostly made up of water, a non-nutrient.
So in the end, which is really worse? Personally I would choose feeding Massivore in limited quantities due to how high its caloric value is, vs having to feed Repashy in large quantities to make up for it's low caloric/nutrient value.
Agreed, I used to make wafers out of repashy super food by mixing very little water into the powder so the water content is lower and molding the doughy food into bottle caps. Of course, a varied diet is key, I'm not saying only feed repashy and I'm not saying never feed massivore, I'm just saying you should mix it up for optimal health.
I feed pellets with every meal, but feed about 2/3 to 3/4 frozen with the rest being pellets/flakes.
It's interesting to note, many fish that start out as herbivores when young, later convert to more or a carnivorous diet as they mature. I suspect that is what one would find as a common pleco matures in the wild. That larger fish with a much larger body now tends to ignore algae, as it requires more calories, more protein/fat, and seeks out those meaty foods such as insect nymphs & larvae, crustaceans, mites, snails, zoo plankton, and various micro-organisms.
The reverse is also true, when young fish that require more protein/fat in their growing stage to meet their metabolic demands, later switch to more of an algae eating herbivorous diet as tey mature, such as is the case of Synodontis lucipinnis.
It is for this reason that one has to be careful how much weight any given study is given when researchers are conducting what a fish eats in nature. The age and size of a fish may offer up completely different results, as will often even the time of year. (rainy season vs dry season) With regards to a varied diet, that diet is only going to be as good as the variety being offered. I find that most of the higher quality commercial foods are as close to a complete (varied) diet as a fish in captivity requires.
The reverse is also true, when young fish that require more protein/fat in their growing stage to meet their metabolic demands, later switch to more of an algae eating herbivorous diet as tey mature, such as is the case of Synodontis lucipinnis.
It is for this reason that one has to be careful how much weight any given study is given when researchers are conducting what a fish eats in nature. The age and size of a fish may offer up completely different results, as will often even the time of year. (rainy season vs dry season) With regards to a varied diet, that diet is only going to be as good as the variety being offered. I find that most of the higher quality commercial foods are as close to a complete (varied) diet as a fish in captivity requires.
This is exactly what i have experienced with bith commons and gibbiceps. The larger they get the more carnivorous they become. My large gibbis thats over 1.5' eats nothing else then what i serve my large predators.