How to Feed a Plecostomus Fish
You have filled your tank with some of the most beautiful fish you could find. Your final addition is a Plecostomus. After a few short weeks, you notice your Plec (for short) is dirtying the tank with his droppings. You are overfeeding your Plecostomus. Feeding a Plec takes careful knowledge and understanding of this vegetarian fish.
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Instructions
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Know when to feed. Plecostomus fish really only need to be fed once a day. They love to eat at night and rarely like to be seen during the day. Drop the food into the tank before bedtime and your plecostomus will be happy.
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Know what to feed. While most pet store shelves are littered with plecostomus discs, these will not give your plec the nutrients he needs. Try adding cucumber, peas or squash to the tank during feeding time. Plecs are natural herbivores and love fresh or frozen veggies.
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Know when he is eating too much. Plecostomus fish are very easy to read. If they are overeating, when they use the bathroom, their feces will come out as a thin black stream that stays attached to their bodies.
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Tips & Warnings
Never overfeed your other tank fish, this will cause the Plec to eat food not intended for him.
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Comments
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do you have woo in your take ? i guess they chew on it mine wont eat too but i hve loads of wood so im guessing they kinda eat ..
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my pleco wont eat his food when I feed him, but he still uses bathroom. Does that mean hes eating something else?
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we have just been given a plec and the fish tank we have had him for nearly a month now and the tank is always very murky we clean out once a week but after a few days its murky again I don't know what I'm doing wrong.
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PattyOh
Dec 14, 2007
Great info. Our "suckie" fish outgrew our tank and we had to give him away.
