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Troy_Mclure Fish Addict Posts: 725 Kudos: 306 Registered: 20-Jan-2003	Just wondering what everyone thinks is the best pleco food that you buy at a pet store?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	That depends on what your pleco/s eat. Herbivores will take algae wafers (the only common veggie-based store food for plecos I can think of right now), but carnivores will eat shrimp pellets and love frozen bloodworms and other meaty frozen foods. Omnivores will eat a mix of different things, including all of the above. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Troy_Mclure Fish Addict Posts: 725 Kudos: 306 Registered: 20-Jan-2003	ok, then what is the best in your opinion of any of those mentioned foods?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
fishnewbie Big Fish Posts: 349 Kudos: 619 Votes: 319 Registered: 01-Apr-2004	Hikari Algae wafers are probably the best quality (they make the best fish food IMO) ... but I don't think it matters too much. You can cut a cucumber or zucchini up and tie it to a rock w/ a rubber band to weigh it down, and it will love that.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Frozen bloodworms are great for carnivores, but the herbivorous fish don't have much of a choice. You asked about store-bought foods, and unless they will eat the dried seaweed (someone ought to try that, maybe I will) then algae wafers are the way to go. Last edited by sirbooks at 07-Sep-2005 19:23 And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	Mine absolutely love the snail food I got from here [link=http://home.mchsi.com/~masts/feed_bag.htm]http://home.mchsi.com/~masts/feed_bag.htm" style="COLOR: #C000C0[/link]. They'll come out as soon as the first piece hits the bottom even during the middle of the day and search the whole tank until the last piece is gone.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Troy_Mclure Fish Addict Posts: 725 Kudos: 306 Registered: 20-Jan-2003	thats very interesting sham. I wonder if it would be hard to make these myself....
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	I also feed my bottom fish, Hikari sinking pellets & sometimes i feed them bloodworms, & they go crazy for them. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
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