Plecos

[Mmclaughlin09]

I have two Plecos that are about 3.5 inches long each. How many veggie waffers should I feed them everyday? I want them to get large in size

 

[fort384]

What kind of plecos? What size tank?

Most likely a couple a day, with a fast day once or twice a week will be suitable.

 

[Mmclaughlin09]

Not sure what type of Pleco. The tank is 55 gallons

 

[fort384]

Can you post a pic of the plecos?

 

[Mmclaughlin09]

It's just a common pleco

 

[Monster tank]

This is my plec he's a big boy and around 20 years old. I have a six foot tank around 400lt

 

[vanimal]

Wow what did you feed him?

 

[Monster tank]

Mainly hakari wafers. He has 5 in the morning and 5 in the evening. I can hand feed him now, took a bit of training but he will come up to the surface and take them off my hand.

 

[vanimal]

Wow thats alot of wafers! Does he poop a lot?

 

[Monster tank]

Yer just a tad, I have to clean the tank about every ten days

 

[Jesselav1233]

You could slice a cucumber in half length ways and rubber band it to a rock mine loved them and it feeds them for a few days

 

[Mmclaughlin09]

So I have 2 that are about 3 inches long. U think 2 waffers a day is enough? Or should I add more

 

[Monster tank]

One or two per day only 5 or 6 times per week is more than enough

 

[Mmclaughlin09]

Ok so my problem is now my other fish are eatin the algae waffers and it seems like the Pleco arnt even eatin on the waffers because there is none left!

 

[Bbarb27]

You can drop the wafers in after you turn off the tank lights. The Pleco will find them and and the other fish might be more apt to leave them alone.

 

[Monster tank]

Yer I know but I enjoy feeding him by hand