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Bob,
I have a special passion for the great varieties of Plecos available now
and
don't want to get rid of him. I'll give him a different tank with some
Cory
breeders but it won't be planted. Anyone have suggestions if he won't eat
zucchini?
Bob

I understand that, broke my heart to trade George in. Someday I'll have a
tank I can keep a 12+ inch monster in. Till then I'll go with my rubber
noses and some of the other small versions.

As for food, years ago I grew one (a George too) to over 12 inches in a 55
stocked with duckweed, elodea and hornwort. Algae was always trying to grow
but couldn't keep up with him. He'd vacuum up any left over flake...plowed
the tank from one end to the other every night. He refused all "treats" like
zucchini.

Recently I had one growing an inch a month on Nutrafin sinking complete food
tablets and algae tabs. He was also fond of shrimp pellets and my swords.
Some plecos chew on wood and most are omnivores to be health they need more
than zucchini and algae wafers. When they are hungry, they will eat
anything even dead fish.

Bob