royal pleco help

[sonnytree23]

Does a royal pleco like driftwood? And do royal plecos poop a lot?

 

[Convict2161]

Does a royal pleco like driftwood? And do royal plecos poop a lot?

Plecos in general will like driftwood also to answer your question about poop, they are known and sometimes referred to as "poop machines"

 

[sonnytree23]

So all that black stringy **** in the tank is poop. So if he poops a lot that means he is wating a lot right because Ive only fed him 1 algae wafer and I dont know if he even ate. So is he must be getting food from the bottom left over from feeding the other fish. I also have live plants each have algae on them so he must be eating a lot right?

 

[Convict2161]

So all that black stringy **** in the tank is poop. So if he poops a lot that means he is wating a lot right because Ive only fed him 1 algae wafer and I dont know if he even ate. So is he must be getting food from the bottom left over from feeding the other fish. I also have live plants each have algae on them so he must be eating a lot right?

I couldn't tell ya how much he eats, sorry. But it sounds like he's getting food yes. I feed my tank 3 algae wafers every other day, at night about 2 hours after lights out.

 

[dragonfisher33]

they are bottom feeders that scavenge whatever they can find. sounds like ur fish is eating well with that much poop popping out. have fun with the cleaning

 

[sonnytree23]

Okay lol I do a 2o% water change every friday and syphon the gravel that should be okay right?

 

[dragonfisher33]

that sounds like a.good plan. also i would add more plants if you can since plants just happen to love poop and serves as a natural recycling center for the chemicals in the tank

 

[Bwiz123]

Ha I have 3 algae eaters they love to sit under and cling to drift wood, and yes they are monster waste machines escapes orally if u buy bigger ones like sail fin and us h