My plec part 2

[sieski]

Well it's been 5 days now. He hasn't touched any algae wafers cabbage "zucchinis" cucumber or lettuce. He has happily just sucked my filter body and a few spots of repeated interest on the back wall of the aquarium.

When do I get worried? I'd drop him in my 4ft tank so only he has access to the food (my snails are on any food after 10-20 minutes) but it's half cycled and I don;t think they are near hardy enough. he's very "cute" though

Addition : he defo not going in. Nitrite is 3.3 or more. ammonia is minimal though so not long left for tank to cycle though. far quicker and easier than my 5g!

 

[mgamer20o0]

try feeding at night. some times it takes them time to get that its food. dont think lettuce have much nutritional value.

 

[sieski]

try feeding at night. some times it takes them time to get that its food. dont think lettuce have much nutritional value.

I do. I knock the lights off and drop a wafer in 15 mins after.

 

[joy13]

Mine love blanched broccoli. What type of pleco do you have? Since your tank isn't completely cycled the nitrites and ammonia may keep him from eating because of stress.

 

[sieski]

Mine love blanched broccoli. What type of pleco do you have? Since your tank isn't completely cycled the nitrites and ammonia may keep him from eating because of stress.

He's a bristlenose. He's not in the non cycled tank he's in my established 15g at the moment. yes its too small for him as a grown up but he's only just under 2 inches at the moment. I'm presuming he's eating something as he still alive. just have to wait it out i suppose

 

[joy13]

I have a bristlenose and he loves broccoli he will eat it until it is gone he seems to like it all the flowers and the stem part.