Pleco Dietary Thread

[COL]

Plecs are difficult to overfeed, but if you're really worried, just slice to the vegetable in question to however much you want to gauge him to eat.

 

[davo]

yeah like said. They graze a lot anyway as opposed to have specific feedings (like what we give them), and like COL said, difficult to overfeed anyway.

 

[Rare_Cichlids]

What about White and/or black Eggplants??? are those good for Royals in general to eat???


thanks

 

[_Sushi_]

I had one successfully for a long time like that, the poor thing must've been so hungry!!

I do this for my iguanas, and because of the variety of foods that plecos can eat, this is perfect.

I take fruits, veggis, and greens, and chop them up into little shreds (a grater or food processor works better than by hand) and I roll all of my ingrediants together into little balls, and stick them into the freezer. When I need them, I thaw them out, but for the plecos, I'm sure you could just toss 'em in frozen and they'll slowly fall apart, unless a baby piranha is attacking it... -_-* Whiplash doesn't like carrots, so I don't know why he bothers.....

ANYWAYS, if you want pellets or shrimp or something to get to your plecs, this would be an easy way to do it.

 

[PacKRaT]

Awesome sticky, got a good question to narrow things down: is there any fruit\veg matter plecos should NOT eat?

 

[sillypony]

Hooray!! A fish i CANT over feed. (feeding time is the best time of the day...)

Brine shrimp... does one just dump in a bunch of those tiny lil guys alive and the pleco will -hopefully- catch them??

 

[wingate2581]

does anyone have a chocolate zebra pleco ???? i just bought one and i am not sure what to feed it as it doesn't feed on the waffers??? what do you use and what works anyone ??? thanks for the help

 

[Sakon]

Very nice!

Could someone order them from most nutritional to least nutritional.

 

[rasdbo]

I have a pelligrini pleco what are the best type of foods to feed it to makie it grow?

 

[taksan]

The #1 most important diet item for Psued's is without a doubt freshwater sponges.
You can get them from Laboratory supplies stores.