like i said, he doesn't eat any of the pleco tabs i've bought for him [several kinds, now they feed my shrimp] or the cucumber, zucchini, yellow squash i've given him. i tried a small piece of cantaloupe once, and he ate a little bit of that. anyway, what he /does/ eat is bloodworms. i'd had him in a community tank where i tried feeding him the veggies and pleco tabs, and only after i moved him to my aggressive tank did he actually start eating anything. he seems to love the bloodworms; i always put an extra "gumdrop" in the tank so i can sink to the bottom for him, and he'll swim right over to it and gobble it up. i just think it's a little strange, since plecos tend to primarily be vegetarians, but he refuses to eat the vegetables and scarfs down meat. also, he's been hanging out in a broken ceramic flower pot a lot lately. just wanna make sure that that's not something i should be worrying about. he still swims around the bottom and eats fine and everything, just double checking. thanks :]
rhinoceros [/alligator] pleco doesn't eat veggies, pleco tabs
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Not all plecos are vegetarians. Though according to PC, your's is omnivorous:
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=80
Maybe once it gets settled in the tank, or is hungry, it'll go for some veggies. Try blanching zuchinni, and sticking some food sticks/pellets in it and maybe it'll learn to eat it.
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=80
Maybe once it gets settled in the tank, or is hungry, it'll go for some veggies. Try blanching zuchinni, and sticking some food sticks/pellets in it and maybe it'll learn to eat it.
Linus_Cello;4393980; said:
thanks for the suggestion. he's already settled in. i've had him in that tank for several months, and he settled right in as soon as i put him in; wasn't shy or anything. he's comfortable and active in there, eats during the day when i feed the rest. he moves around and isn't usually in the flower pot, i just mentioned that because he's been going in there lately, where he didn't bother to before. as i said, i've blanched some zucchini, squash, cucumber, cantaloupe, etc. for him and he never wanted anything to do with it. just goes for the bloodworms. and yes, i read that page already. i did all my research on him before i got him [and ongoing], i never get a fish without knowing and having exactly what they need. and i know not all are vegetarians [again, i'm always reading up on my fish and new fish and stuff], which is why i said primarily.
not to threadjack but can some panaques be more meat-oriented than normal and still be perfectly fine? mines seems to be like this.