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ok, i was wunderin, wud my plec. eat celery? if not wot veg cud i give him, my dad grows lettuce in the garden and we have loads of cucumber.......i was also wunderin, wud he eat dandilion leaves?


smilingpiranha

Wouldnt go with the dandylion leaves could be nasty, celery is ok I think, he will love cucumber, I can also recomend, peas and broccoli (no frozen) and you must blanch them all first(that is dunk em in boiling water for a second or two and serve) and its all good


-Hollywood

kl, so just put them in boilin water 4 say 30 secs?, then pop it in the tank, wif a weight so it goes down 2 the bottom 4 him?

p.s. fanx 4 the quik reply

smilingpiranha

Yeah not too long 5 - 10 seconds and its all good once blanched it sorta sinks

-Hollywood

Last edited by Hollywood at 02-May-2005 06:11

sweet cheers

smilingpiranha

I gave mine a piece of strawberry the other day, he loved it.

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zuchinni also gets wolfed down by them, and your other fish. If you want to target your plec, feed after lights out and be sure to take any leftovers out after 12 hours to prevent foulin' of the tank.

kl, i'll b sure 2 try the strawberry wen summer comes, as 4 zuccinhi, i've never seen it newhere
smilingpiranha

I feed my BN fresh or frozen peas and broccoli, lettuce, cucumber. I only rinse the veggies.

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Lettuce & Cucumber are good for your Pleco.


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hey smiling piranha, you might know zucchini as 'courgette'. and plecs love it.

Last edited by jase101 at 02-May-2005 16:49

I've fed the following all raw unless otherwise noted: zuchinni, cucumber, broccoli stem, lightly steamed asparagus, romaine lettuce, steamed green bean, slice of yukon gold potato or sweet potato, even a thin slice of tomato now and then. They love it all. I remove the seeds to keep my filter from getting clogged up. Anything still there after a day or so is pulled out and replaced with fresh. I also feed them real driftwood and algae wafers. The juvies scarf up baby brine shrimp like candy.

I've been told they enjoy melon too. I popped a tiny circle slice of baby banana in there the other day, but the endlers were all over it - not sure the brislenose ever got a chance at it. When I looked for it later, it was gone.

And "squash" - thats something to get their teeth into!!