Still redoing the 55 gallon fish tank at an elementary school and have 4 black skirt tetras currently. There's not enough algae growth yet, but when the time comes I'm going to get a pleco. I only have petsmart/petco/walmart so I'll have to buy a pleco from there.
My question is, apart from algae in the tank and algae wafers (I have some Hikari algae wafers), what else can I feed a pleco to make sure it stays healthy? I've seen some people feed them vegetables, what types, how often, and how do you give it to them? I worry about just dropping it in the tank and it rotting or vegetables hurting other fish.
Any other help on plecos would be great. They're adorable and I look forward to getting one in a few weeks.
My question is, apart from algae in the tank and algae wafers (I have some Hikari algae wafers), what else can I feed a pleco to make sure it stays healthy? I've seen some people feed them vegetables, what types, how often, and how do you give it to them? I worry about just dropping it in the tank and it rotting or vegetables hurting other fish.
Any other help on plecos would be great. They're adorable and I look forward to getting one in a few weeks.