Pleco that eats uneaten food

[fish042099]

Which pleco eats uneaten food from the bottom of the tank the best?

 

[joe jaskot]

The gravel vac pleco. LOL!

 

[MTBjake]

I have 2 common plecs that go to the top for pellets when I feed my cichlids! Haha


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[Oddball]

Problem you'll encounter is that species known to graze on detritus usually produce more detritus than the original bio-load of the system. You'd be better off adding some MTS (Malaysian trumpet snails) to your tank than a pleco to help breakdown and breakup detritus in the substrate.

 

[yayfish24]

Mts reproduce like crazy tho. Ive got about 4 million in a 15 gallon. Ill give you a ton if you want them.

 

[fish042099]

Don't need another snail prob...already had one in my 15

 

[blue phantom]

I've had common plecos, a spotted hi-fin and a leopard frog pleco that ate food off the bottom. I've heard it's not as good for them as algea but what's to stop them? If I over feed my fish just a little my female GT bites the remaining pellets and sinks them, I'm starting to think she's feeding the plecos on purpose! weird.

 

[fish042099]

My Severum is picky....he only eats them from the top.