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An algae tablet or two a night should do the trick. Also, once every couple of weeks or so, you can throw a piece of zuchiini or cucumber in there as a treat.
Anybody else noticed that brocolli really makes the tanks smell horrible? The moment I put the stuff in the water, the whole room starts to smell of decomposing brocolli...
Also, I've noticed that many plecs won't take the brocolli at all... My Zonancistrus sp. won't touch the stuff, and (understandably) my Hypancistrus won't touch it either.
I do get better results with squash and zucchini, but the mess is terrible!
in response to timsxi's suggestion of catfish pellets, thats probably a bad idea- most catfish pellets have too high of a protein content and are designed more for meat based diets. the plecos, who prefer and should have a plant based diet would do better with the algae wafers.
i do 1/2 a wardley's algae wafer every other nite. any more than that and he wont eat it all and its a big mess. ive never tried it with plecos, but perhaps using romaine lettuce (or some other leafy green) would be a better idea? less soggy than zucchini and less smelly than brocolli? my snails seem to enjoy some lettuce every once in a while.