Can I give my pleco fish?
Give meat to your pleco once or twice per week. You can choose from fresh, frozen, or pelleted meats. If using fresh meat, cut them into small pieces before dropping them into the tank. Give your pleco a few small cut-up raw shrimp or several shrimp pellets, or one cut-up earthworm or bloodworm as one serving.
Will a common pleco eat small fish?
Yes some will kill, they can become aggressive and territorial in improper environments. A common pleco (any of the many species) will choose a dead piece of shrimp or zucchini over a live fish any day of the week.
What fish can live with a common pleco?
Pleco Habitat Companions Plecostomus are omnivorous bottom-feeders and can be safely housed with fish much smaller than themselves. Plecos generally pair well with cichlids, angelfish, barbs, bettas, other catfish species, gouramis, guppies, hatchets, loaches, mollies and platies.
Can plecos bite other fish?
Can plecos bite? Plecos do have teeth. They will bite other plecos if they feel territorial and want to protect their eggs or fry but other than that, they won’t bite you or any other fish in your tank.
Does Pleco eat fish poop?
What fish eat poop? As far as we are aware, there are no freshwater fish that have poop as a necessary part of their diet. Some fish such as Corydoras and Plecostomus catfish are said to eat poop – but even if they did, they still require feeding just as any other fish would.
Can plecostomus live with goldfish?
Pleco bristlenose can be housed with comet goldfish, too; they can serve as algae-eating fish, cleaning up the tank debris, as well as just a basic tank mate to your comets.
Can I keep pleco with goldfish?
Can you put a pleco with goldfish?
Rubber-lipped plecos are fairly peaceful algae-eating fish, so generally they will not bother your goldfish. With a varied diet of tank algae, vegetables and commercial foods, the pleco will most likely thrive without bothering your goldfish.
Are plecos good for ponds?
Plecos are usually found in aquariums and are tropical fish, but they can be beneficial in Koi ponds. They are a hardy fish that will help clean the algae off the rock and bottom of your pond. If you decide to get a pleco for your pond it is highly recommended you get a common pleco.
Do Pleco fish have spikes?
Upon googling this apparently Plecos are known to have Odontodes which are little spikes that they can push out whenever they feel like it.
Would a pleco eat other fish?
It should also be noted that plecos don’t eat other fish , but they might ‘accidentally’ harm goldfish. Goldfish have a certain substance that builds up on their skin over time that plecos love to eat. If you’re feeding your pleco enough every day, this won’t be an issue.
What is the best food for pleco?
Plecos can eat vegetables. Romaine lettuce, the tops of celery and other leafy vegetables provide a good plant food source. Slices of cucumber, parboiled zucchini and parboiled peas are welcome in the pleco’s diet.
What does your pleco like to eat?
A Pleco’s natural diet is decaying fruits and vegetables that fall into their rivers. In your tank, Plecos eat almost any fresh (blanched if it’s too hard) Fruit or Veggie, and the real stuff fills them up (wafers give them nutritionally what they need, but they will always feel starving).
Will plecos eat regular fish food?
Plecos aren’t strict herbivores and need some meaty foods in their diet. If your plecostomus shares the tank with other fish, then munching on the food that sinks to the bottom should be enough meat for him.