Pleco food

[GMSierraon24s]

What do you feed your plecos? I feed mine algae wafers, cucmbers, zucchini, and squash. I'm posting this to see if there's other foods that I could be feeding them. I wanted to possible find a way to maximize my money for pleco food. Such as buy in bulk. I wanted to know what pleco breeders do for food.

Thanks for any help is appreciated.

[bekateen]

Hi GMSierraon24s,

First, welcome to PlanetCatfish!.

Don't worry, you're not alone wanting answers to this question - it is probably one of the first questions most of us have as we get more involved with our plecos.

There are several resources on this website to help you find the answers to this, since there is no one answer.

First, start with these Shane's World articles:

• Feeding Plecos, Part 1 • Types of food
• Feeding Plecos, Part 2 • Who eats what?

Next, a forum search will turn up lots of good answers:

• Search for "favorite foods"
• Search for "pleco foods"
• Search for "plecos veggies"
• Search for "plecos meat"

If after reviewing all this, you still have questions, please ask.

Cheers, Eric

[b.reder]

Howdy GMSierraon24s -
What type of plecos do you have?

[GMSierraon24s]

I have 40 or so bristle/bushynose plecos.

[GMSierraon24s]

I have 40 or so bristle/bushynose/ancistrus plecos. I'm just debating if I need 6 lbs of wafers or not.

[Jobro]

U can supplement a lot of the food with veggies and fruits. Ancistrus love it.