Thank you so much for this informative video!!! I totally need help with my pleco and this is amazing. I've subscribed to your channel to get more great tips!
I have four of them and only just discovered this too. They loved watermelon, strawberry and demolished zucchini. Not too keen on the beans. But trying out blanched carrots and broccoli soon too. It made them so much more social and they came out most of the day to eat the zucchini
I have two bristlenose plecos for about two months. I only have algae wafers, didn’t know that they needed all different types of food! Thanks for the advice from South Australia!
Thanks for opening my eyes! Got two Pleco, but was just feeding them algae wafers, I didn’t know that they needed all different types of food! Thanks from South Australia!
I've heard them say morning wood and the other brands of food but I'm not sure what the Australian alternative to those would be.. I'll have to ask the fish shops
My 👉Oldest Pleco is over 18, that a Neighbor gave me in 2005, along with a 55 Gallon tank and some other fish, when he stopped having them I got Another One, along the way that is 11👈. That is ALL I've had in my Tank, for a Long Time, bc I was getting too sad when losing fish. Anyway, my Neighbor(passed long ago) had Many tanks and fish, thru the Years, and he told me, to feed the Pleco One Hikari Algae Wafer a day. That is what I've Always done, at night, for Both. I sometimes Worry it's not enough, but I Worry about most everything 🙄. They Both seem to be fine, except for sometimes my oldest one chasing the younger one. I have no way of telling if they are M or F, guess it doesn't matter. Also, Water 🌊 Temp. My tank is 78 to 80 Fahrenheit. That's normal for them ? Thank You. I don't imagine I will get any Comment to this, since it is older video. And, not sure how to find, if I do, am 73, not so good with technology.
Cool! I have my very first little baby pleco and she doesn't seem interested in algea wafers and I've had her for a week now. Won't touch em. So I'll try some of these new things!
thank you, I guess I can use an old fork and try a piece of tomato or cucumber to alternate with algae wafers. I don't think I can handle worms or such. Feed in the evening, got it. 🐟🐠🐌
i worry when i switch tanks because if one gets too dirty, water is murky etc that they hate the new tank because it doesn't yet have algae or sediment at the bottom. so far my mini pleco has grown big so that is great. Trying to give it a range of different food.
Haha...yes probably. That's why i put all types of food in. just want some sun to shine on the tank to grow soe algae now. I read they eat blood worms...i see these weird tiny thin red and sometimes grey worms swimming in the substrate. worried they will kill my shrimp. it's nice seeing my tiny white pleco turn orange and get a bit bigger@@IansFishRoom
This was when I was just starting out with using music in the background. I don't always use it now but when I do I think its much less distracting. If you watch any of my newer videos let me know what you think.
I have a question I only have one pleco but he is about 10 or 11" long I've had him for about 6 years, So with me having about 9 or 10 black Molly's in my 55 gallon tank, when I drop frozen blood worms are the Brine shrimp in in the fish eat it before the pleco ever gets to it.. are there any tricks for that? One more thing what is the easiest way to keep a tomato or string beans or a chunk of cucumber at the bottom
You should try feeding the pleco after lights are out. You can put tomatoes or cucumber on a fork or the pleco feeder I use in the video to keep them down and use canned French cut green beans, they will sink.
@@IansFishRoom Thank you sir.. Another idea I was thinking was thinking was a wooden cure and I could place most of it under the castle in the tank or under the driftwood .. if I am going on vacation for 7 days.. what are my feeding alternatives to having neighbor come in
If you have wood and you've been feeding consistently your fish should be fine for 7 days without being fed. I usually feed a little heavier than normal the week or two before I go away and then just let them go without food for a week. They can feed on algae and wood and be absolutely fine.
Hello I just have 1 question, and its with wafers or with food in genreal. When your ment to fed them each day, how much do i give them. I have one 2 inch and four 1 inchers and i dont know how much to give them. GREAT VIDEO!
Plecos eat a lot. If you feed them at night and there is still food in the morning try cutting back. If it's all gone by morning try adding a little more until you find the right balance for you.
hello I have a young (1 inch) BS pleco, at what age should i start feeding it protein? I also put in 1 algae wafer in each night and so far it has not eaten any. I also tried cucumber & green beans, he did not touch them. all he does is eat algae from glass & ornaments. My tank is 1 month old, and I have drift wood which i have not seen him eat from either.
BS Plecos are constantly eating whether you see them or not but while they are very young you might not notice them eat. You can feed protein now but be sure to keep it to small amounts. I'd try Zuchini next as that seems to be a favorite of mine.
Candy stripe plecos need more meat in their diet then most plecos so I'd be sure to do a decent amount of frozen shrimp, bloodworms, etc. but otherwise yes.
I recently got a pleco this week and it doesn't seem interested in the green beans I've been trying to feed it. Should I try different feeding methods? I'm worried he's not eating enough
@IansFishRoom know what? I haven't been able to balance my ph since I changed their tank, even with the water balancers and ph down. We have hard well water. Alot of limestone. I put the driftwood in and I think it helped! I have 2 goldfish, a 5 and 6" and the pleco is about 7". Glad I found this video.
im thinking about getting a pleco for my 55 gallon and i would not be able to feed them bloodworms because my zebra danios turn into mini piranhas and eat all in 0.73 seconds
i thought i would enjoy seeing my new bushy nose pleco sucking on algea or cleaning the tank. nothing so far. 1 week. doesnt seem to even want to move. i checked water parameters and its fine. green beans went in tonight. i think I shouldn't have spent the $20 on this fish.
No particular reason although I don't really consider it a food source it more fits into the realm of algae. I'd consider it supplemental to what is fed.
Thank you so much for this informative video!!! I totally need help with my pleco and this is amazing. I've subscribed to your channel to get more great tips!
Glad you found it so helpful!
I have four of them and only just discovered this too. They loved watermelon, strawberry and demolished zucchini. Not too keen on the beans. But trying out blanched carrots and broccoli soon too. It made them so much more social and they came out most of the day to eat the zucchini
Glad you found this helpful!
I have two bristlenose plecos for about two months. I only have algae wafers, didn’t know that they needed all different types of food! Thanks for the advice from South Australia!
Glad you found this video!
same lol
Thanks for opening my eyes! Got two Pleco, but was just feeding them algae wafers, I didn’t know that they needed all different types of food! Thanks from South Australia!
I am also from Australia, do you know the alternative brands of store bought foods that America has that we don't (or named and labelled different)
@@blueant7251 no I don’t know about the alternative brands, could you tell me please?
I've heard them say morning wood and the other brands of food but I'm not sure what the Australian alternative to those would be.. I'll have to ask the fish shops
Glad you found it helpful. Wish I could help with alternatives but I have no idea what's available there.
My 👉Oldest Pleco is over 18, that a Neighbor gave me in 2005, along with a 55 Gallon tank and some other fish, when he stopped having them
I got Another One, along the way that is 11👈.
That is ALL I've had in my Tank, for a Long Time, bc I was getting too sad when losing fish.
Anyway, my Neighbor(passed long ago) had Many tanks and fish, thru the Years, and he told me, to feed the Pleco One
Hikari Algae Wafer a day.
That is what I've Always done, at night, for Both.
I sometimes Worry it's not enough, but I Worry about most everything 🙄.
They Both seem to be fine, except for sometimes my oldest one chasing the younger one.
I have no way of telling if they are M or F, guess it doesn't matter.
Also, Water 🌊 Temp.
My tank is 78 to 80 Fahrenheit.
That's normal for them ?
Thank You.
I don't imagine I will get any Comment to this, since it is older video.
And, not sure how to find, if I do, am 73, not so good with technology.
Tnx tim it really helped😊😊.
Awesome!
Thanks for the tips Ian, you rock brother 🙏🏽✌🏽❤️👑
Thank you sir
You're welcome!
Cool! I have my very first little baby pleco and she doesn't seem interested in algea wafers and I've had her for a week now. Won't touch em. So I'll try some of these new things!
Awesome! Good luck!
So helpful. Thanks!!
You're welcome!
They love all sorts of veggies! Try experimenting sometimes.
Agreed
Really helpful! Love your tank!
Thanks for watching! So glad you found it helpful! What kind of pleco are you keeping?
@@IansFishRoom I have 4 lemon bristlenose plecos!
@@isaacsurita awesome! Are you trying to breed them?
@@IansFishRoom yes! That’s my goal. No luck yet but I’m researching info haha
Morning wood👀👍
The plecos love it!
Great information thanks for sharing
Glad you found it helpful
thank you, I guess I can use an old fork and try a piece of tomato or cucumber to alternate with algae wafers. I don't think I can handle worms or such. Feed in the evening, got it. 🐟🐠🐌
Glad it was helpful!
I have a mini bristle nosed pleco . Its lived ages off nothing . The mini pellets and perhaps flakes for the guppies . The fish dont fight either.
Plecos are very hardy but living and thriving are very different things.
Thank you!
Glad to help!
i worry when i switch tanks because if one gets too dirty, water is murky etc that they hate the new tank because it doesn't yet have algae or sediment at the bottom. so far my mini pleco has grown big so that is great. Trying to give it a range of different food.
I don't know if the fish care as long as there is enough food to eat.
Haha...yes probably. That's why i put all types of food in. just want some sun to shine on the tank to grow soe algae now. I read they eat blood worms...i see these weird tiny thin red and sometimes grey worms swimming in the substrate. worried they will kill my shrimp. it's nice seeing my tiny white pleco turn orange and get a bit bigger@@IansFishRoom
Yay plecos!
Thanks for watching! What kind of plecos do you have/want?
Your information is good, but the background music sometimes it makes it hard to understand you. Background music not a good idea.
This was when I was just starting out with using music in the background. I don't always use it now but when I do I think its much less distracting. If you watch any of my newer videos let me know what you think.
Is it ok to put a frozen green beans in?
Yep
My pleco are same size from 6 month
What kind of pleco and how big is it? They do slow their growth rate as they get older.
@@IansFishRoom it's albino bristle nose and there size is 1-1.5 inch
I have a question I only have one pleco but he is about 10 or 11" long I've had him for about 6 years, So with me having about 9 or 10 black Molly's in my 55 gallon tank, when I drop frozen blood worms are the Brine shrimp in in the fish eat it before the pleco ever gets to it.. are there any tricks for that? One more thing what is the easiest way to keep a tomato or string beans or a chunk of cucumber at the bottom
You should try feeding the pleco after lights are out. You can put tomatoes or cucumber on a fork or the pleco feeder I use in the video to keep them down and use canned French cut green beans, they will sink.
@@IansFishRoom Thank you sir.. Another idea I was thinking was thinking was a wooden cure and I could place most of it under the castle in the tank or under the driftwood .. if I am going on vacation for 7 days.. what are my feeding alternatives to having neighbor come in
If you have wood and you've been feeding consistently your fish should be fine for 7 days without being fed. I usually feed a little heavier than normal the week or two before I go away and then just let them go without food for a week. They can feed on algae and wood and be absolutely fine.
@@IansFishRoom appreciate your time
Glad to be able to help!
Hello I just have 1 question, and its with wafers or with food in genreal. When your ment to fed them each day, how much do i give them. I have one 2 inch and four 1 inchers and i dont know how much to give them. GREAT VIDEO!
Plecos eat a lot. If you feed them at night and there is still food in the morning try cutting back. If it's all gone by morning try adding a little more until you find the right balance for you.
thanks@@IansFishRoom
Hi great video can I use any wood from the garden or do I need to buy specific drift wood? Thanks
Some wood can actually be poisonous so if you don't know for sure I'd stick to driftwood.
@@IansFishRoom Thankyou will do
Can they eat broccoli stems?
I'd probably cook them a bit but then they would be fine (make sure they are cool first)
hello I have a young (1 inch) BS pleco, at what age should i start feeding it protein?
I also put in 1 algae wafer in each night and so far it has not eaten any.
I also tried cucumber & green beans, he did not touch them.
all he does is eat algae from glass & ornaments.
My tank is 1 month old, and I have drift wood which i have not seen him eat from either.
BS Plecos are constantly eating whether you see them or not but while they are very young you might not notice them eat. You can feed protein now but be sure to keep it to small amounts. I'd try Zuchini next as that seems to be a favorite of mine.
Would you suggest the same for a candy stripe Pleco, I've had him a few months and all he does is hide and not grow
Candy stripe plecos need more meat in their diet then most plecos so I'd be sure to do a decent amount of frozen shrimp, bloodworms, etc. but otherwise yes.
I recently got a pleco this week and it doesn't seem interested in the green beans I've been trying to feed it. Should I try different feeding methods? I'm worried he's not eating enough
I would try zucchini or the repashy i recommend in the video but make sure you're feeding after lights out.
Do you also give them bitter gourd? Do you boil it first?
I've never given them bitter gourd...not even sure what that is.
I have a giant pleco and want to put the driftwood in, but the water gets so grey
The driftwood will stop releasing tannins eventually but I personally like the look for some tanks.
@IansFishRoom know what? I haven't been able to balance my ph since I changed their tank, even with the water balancers and ph down. We have hard well water. Alot of limestone. I put the driftwood in and I think it helped! I have 2 goldfish, a 5 and 6" and the pleco is about 7". Glad I found this video.
The name doe...Repashy "Morning Wood" 😅
Somebody has a sense of humor at repashy.
Do they like live blood worms and just hatched bbs ? Tia.
They will enjoy both just don't overfeed bloodworms
im thinking about getting a pleco for my 55 gallon and i would not be able to feed them bloodworms because my zebra danios turn into mini piranhas and eat all in 0.73 seconds
Even if you feed after lights out?
@@IansFishRoom I don't feed them with lights outs but i will try tonight since i haven't fed them today
“Morning wood” 😂
Somebody at Repashy has a sense of humor.
Can you feed them can corn ?
I know some people do but I've never. I know it's too difficult to digest for some fish but not sure with plecos.
i thought i would enjoy seeing my new bushy nose pleco sucking on algea or cleaning the tank. nothing so far. 1 week. doesnt seem to even want to move. i checked water parameters and its fine. green beans went in tonight. i think I shouldn't have spent the $20 on this fish.
Did it eat the greenbeans?
@@IansFishRoom I have the same problem 😢
My cichlids just eat it before my pleco gets to it
What kind of cichlids do you keep?
I have the same problem!! What do I do? The cichlids are just so greedy 😂
@@anjathirlaway8926 are you feeding after it's dark?
@@IansFishRoom in the morning and before bed usually
👍🔥💪💯
Thanks!
My rubber lip wouldnt eat french cut green beans.
Sometimes it takes a few times before they will start eating something new.
Hahahaha he said morning wood
The plecos love morning wood
@@IansFishRoom who doesn’t? I deal out that morning wood like a barista to these bitches
Straining to hear what you're saying over that annoying loud and not needed music
Maybe I'll redo this video someday. This was early on in my youtube video making and I was still learning how to edit properly.
Good Lord get rid of the music! Can't even hear what you're saying.
Thanks for the feedback
Kinda weird doing a whole vid about feeding Plecos y never mention wood.
No particular reason although I don't really consider it a food source it more fits into the realm of algae. I'd consider it supplemental to what is fed.
Plecos are too much of a pain in the butt to feed, I just feed blood worms only
Everyone does fish keeping differently but a varied diet is better.