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	What will my sailfin pleco eat?
~Mista Psycho~ Hobbyist Posts: 125 Kudos: 84 Votes: 12 Registered: 13-Mar-2005	What will my sailfin pleco eat? 1. vegetables? - which? 2. bloodworm? 3. Live shrimo? are there any other things that they like. or any that plecos in general will like?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
labrakitty Fish Addict Posts: 740 Kudos: 435 Votes: 9 Registered: 12-Nov-2004	I think Sailfins will eat Zuccini and blanched lettuce and maybe cucumber. I think they also like algae wafers. I am not sure if they will eat meaty foods, but I think htey do.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
~Mista Psycho~ Hobbyist Posts: 125 Kudos: 84 Votes: 12 Registered: 13-Mar-2005	the profile on here says they eat small fish? so i assumed they would eat meat
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	Mine is constantly cleaning and eating that way. The only thing I've actually seen it eat are bottom feeder wafers. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
houston Fish Guru You want what when? Posts: 2623 Kudos: 2462 Votes: 337 Registered: 29-Mar-2003	My plecos eat most anything that enter the tank... Most any blanched vegetables, frozen blood worms, tubifex worms, shrimp pellets, Hikari Algae Wafers...whatever your fish eat, they will eatI've even been known to be able to have one flip on its back and let me rub his belly while he ate fish flakesbut he was kind of strange... "I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	i am not an expert, but if it was me, i would feed them algae wafers. if not then vegies will be good. i imagine letiuce will be good. if u don't have any, u can always take mines.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Small fish? Maybe if they were fry, or very sick, or dead, but I couldn't see a clumsy sailfin pleco catch up to and eat a neon tetra. Even while resting at night, fish are able to respond to environmental stimulation. Many plecos will happily feed on fish carcasses, but live fish are not usually on the menu. 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 12:04
~Mista Psycho~ Hobbyist Posts: 125 Kudos: 84 Votes: 12 Registered: 13-Mar-2005	sorry guys. i'm just going by what the profile on here says
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
JJWhiptails +Catfish Fingerling Posts: 15 Kudos: 14 Votes: 0 Registered: 20-Oct-2004	I have 2 Marbeled Sailfin pleco's and they seem to love eating the bloodworm that is supposed to be for my black ghost knife fish, as well as algae wafers.[/font]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
justicerulesok Enthusiast Posts: 195 Kudos: 161 Votes: 2 Registered: 27-Jun-2004	mine clean the tank of any left overs I use a 1/4 of a caugette as a treat every other month which is the only thing I've seen them eat! The bottom of my tank and the glass is very clean.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04


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