missileman
Aquarium Advice FINatic
I know there are better sites for pleco questions but it doesn't hurt to ask here too.
I bought 2 L102 snowballs 2 days ago.(yes I am sure they are L102)
a male and female.
I am having trouble with feeding and I may have overeacted to a tank condition.
Let me explain, My intent was to leave the pair in my 20 gal by themselfs for a while but after 24 hours I saw numerous small white worms on the glass, I freaked and removed my prize plecos to my 75 gal community tank (I have a smallish L204 in there as well). I now believe the worms are Planaria which I understand pose no threat to the fish. Be that as it may I do plan on a thorough gravel cleaning and water change before using that tank again.
At any rate, I placed Zucchini in the 20 gal when I put the L102s in and it went untouched. I found out that the L102 are carnivores so when I moved them to the 75 gal I put some sinking carnivore pellets in after lights out.
This morning the plecos were laying by the pellets (in between a couple of pieces of driftwood) but didn't eat any. The tank mates took care of the pellets when they woke up.
I understand they will eat frozen brine shrimp or bloodworms but I stuff like that doesn't make it to the bottom of the tank without being scarfed up by the other fish.
Any suggestions on how or what to feed them?
I don't want to lose $100 worth of such lovely fish to starvation.
Of course they may just need to settle in.
I bought 2 L102 snowballs 2 days ago.(yes I am sure they are L102)
a male and female.
I am having trouble with feeding and I may have overeacted to a tank condition.
Let me explain, My intent was to leave the pair in my 20 gal by themselfs for a while but after 24 hours I saw numerous small white worms on the glass, I freaked and removed my prize plecos to my 75 gal community tank (I have a smallish L204 in there as well). I now believe the worms are Planaria which I understand pose no threat to the fish. Be that as it may I do plan on a thorough gravel cleaning and water change before using that tank again.
At any rate, I placed Zucchini in the 20 gal when I put the L102s in and it went untouched. I found out that the L102 are carnivores so when I moved them to the 75 gal I put some sinking carnivore pellets in after lights out.
This morning the plecos were laying by the pellets (in between a couple of pieces of driftwood) but didn't eat any. The tank mates took care of the pellets when they woke up.
I understand they will eat frozen brine shrimp or bloodworms but I stuff like that doesn't make it to the bottom of the tank without being scarfed up by the other fish.
Any suggestions on how or what to feed them?
I don't want to lose $100 worth of such lovely fish to starvation.
Of course they may just need to settle in.