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L-200 Pleco ravaging my swords
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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 |
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L-200 Pleco ravaging my swords
"Robert Flory" wrote in message gy.com... 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 I'm ashamed to say that I haven't thought this through very well, the key word being "omnivore". I'll try some Shrimpellets at lights out and bring some algae wafers from the office and try to temp him with those as well. BTW, I bought a 20 today, just in case... (Buck a gallon sale at the almost Local FS--such a deal). Negotiations are under way right now as to the location of the new tank. So far she ain't buyin' the "you could make it your tank and I'll just offer advice when asked" routine. Bob -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =----- |
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