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	Clown Plecos
Mkcube Big Fish Posts: 457 Kudos: 153 Votes: 0 Registered: 07-Jul-2003	Can anyone give me a mini-care guide on these guys and maybe a few personal experiences too.Thankyou
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:07
moondog Moderator The Hobnob-lin Posts: 2676 Kudos: 1038 Votes: 4366 Registered: 30-Sep-2002	make sure you have enough driftwood in your tank. this is the clown pleco's natural habitat, plus they will eat off of it from time to time. you can feed them flakes, but they will also eat squash and zuchini (at least mine do). breeding them is considered difficult, so far i don't have the time or energy to go that route "That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:07
krige Big Fish Posts: 405 Kudos: 1088 Votes: 377 Registered: 24-Jul-2003	I have 1 clown pleco in my tank and i have never seen it eat anything however the rest of the tank gets flake,sinking hikari wafers and other sinking pellets and i guess it gets some of this plus munching on the large amount of driftwood in the tank. Gibson SG you know you want one!!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:07
Alkyne Mega Fish Posts: 1053 Kudos: 2064 Votes: 23 Registered: 29-Apr-2003	A common misconceptionn about these guys is that they are good algae eaters. They are not. The bulk of their diet is wood, and different types of wood are appreciated. Their diet should be supplemented with vegetable matter as moondog said.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:07
Mkcube Big Fish Posts: 457 Kudos: 153 Votes: 0 Registered: 07-Jul-2003	They really aren't good algae eaters?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:07
moondog Moderator The Hobnob-lin Posts: 2676 Kudos: 1038 Votes: 4366 Registered: 30-Sep-2002	mine only ate algae in the form of algae wafers. one of my 3 would eat certain algae off of certain plants, but for the most part clown plecos do not eat algae in any way. "That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:07
Alkyne Mega Fish Posts: 1053 Kudos: 2064 Votes: 23 Registered: 29-Apr-2003	Here's a link with a ton of info for you:http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/loricari/panaque/734_f.php, and no they are not good algae eaters.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:07
Mkcube Big Fish Posts: 457 Kudos: 153 Votes: 0 Registered: 07-Jul-2003	I have just bought two clowns despite their unexpertise at consuming algae. I have two medium sized pieces of wood in the tank. Will these suffice for them?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:07
moondog Moderator The Hobnob-lin Posts: 2676 Kudos: 1038 Votes: 4366 Registered: 30-Sep-2002	they'll love it i'm sure especially if it's a little soft in places. mine have taken HUGE chunks out of the wood in my tank "That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:07
Mkcube Big Fish Posts: 457 Kudos: 153 Votes: 0 Registered: 07-Jul-2003	LOL! As long as they don't eat it all up, I'm happy. But now I'm having trouble locating one of them. My luck with plecos isn't all that great as Bristlenoses that I had bought were always found dead the morning after. So I want to make sure that both of them are alive, are they always this shy? If I wanted to feed them when would be the best time to and for how long should I leave the food out?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:07
Mkcube Big Fish Posts: 457 Kudos: 153 Votes: 0 Registered: 07-Jul-2003	Also would anyone mind sharing some pictures of their clown pleco tanks? They would be much appreciated.!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:07
moondog Moderator The Hobnob-lin Posts: 2676 Kudos: 1038 Votes: 4366 Registered: 30-Sep-2002	here you go: moondog attached this image: [img]http://www.fishprofiles.net/attachments/413618.jpg"] "That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:07


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