Any Veg Not Suitable?

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

Ok I posted a while ago asking about what vegetables are suitable for a common pleco; I got a reply of almost anything is suitable.

Now my question is, is there anythign that isn't suitable for them? or anything you wouldn't reccommend? (i.e. for birds you can't feed them certain veg as it's poisonous to them; is there anything like that for the plecos?)

 

[JenCliBee]

Not really mate, try and stay away from to much acid fruit but anything else is really a try and see if they eat. The problem with adding certain fruit/veg is water clarity, some tend to decay in the water more than others so this is always a consideration before adding.

 

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

I had noticed that. I've been giving him courgette but it gets everywhere; I think it'll be a treat food. I'm actually going pleco veg shopping this weekend so I guesd I'll just pick a nice selection.

 

[Carlovel1]

dont give him chillies

 

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

dont give him chillies

D'oh, I seem to have an indestructable chilli plant at home too (me and my boyfriend both grew ours from seed; his died; and mine has been producing flowers and chillis all winter ).

 

[kizno1]

They might actually like chillies mine love peppers. I might give chillies and go at some point. MY bns have had strawberry, courgette, cucumber, potato,pepper, grapes and apple and they ate all of the.

 

[sted]

how do you go about preparing these stuff and how do u make it sink?

 

[kizno1]

how do you go about preparing these stuff and how do u make it sink?

Just cut it up or if its courgette microwave it and for peas boil it. Peas sink on there own my for other foods i use the plant weights that you can buy at your lfs.

 

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

I spear it with a chop stick (although courgette finds it way off the chop stick and into the pleco's hiding hole...).

I gave him some honeydew melon at the weekend and it disappeared; I gave him parsnip yesterday but he wasn't impressed.

I have carrot and potato lined up for this week too , next time we have peppers I'll get a bit for him .

Was the strawberry messy? (I have strawberry plants in the garden so I have a nice pesticide free supply).

 

[kizno1]

I spear it with a chop stick (although courgette finds it way off the chop stick and into the pleco's hiding hole...).

I gave him some honeydew melon at the weekend and it disappeared; I gave him parsnip yesterday but he wasn't impressed.

I have carrot and potato lined up for this week too , next time we have peppers I'll get a bit for him .

Was the strawberry messy? (I have strawberry plants in the garden so I have a nice pesticide free supply).

No really i was better than cucumber or courgette. i also tied grapes with my bn fry and they went down well.

 

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

Brilliant; I'll try a strabwerry then.

He doesn't seem to like carrot or parsnip . He briefly sucked the parsnip and left it and he hasn't even touched the carrot; if he has he tasted it and left it alone

 

[fishnovice]

Brilliant; I'll try a strabwerry then.

He doesn't seem to like carrot or parsnip . He briefly sucked the parsnip and left it and he hasn't even touched the carrot; if he has he tasted it and left it alone

Normal carrots may be too hard unless boiled. Try tinned carrots or frozen baby carrots. All my fish love tinned carrots including livebearers and baby BN

 

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

Brilliant; I'll try a strabwerry then.

He doesn't seem to like carrot or parsnip . He briefly sucked the parsnip and left it and he hasn't even touched the carrot; if he has he tasted it and left it alone

Normal carrots may be too hard unless boiled. Try tinned carrots or frozen baby carrots. All my fish love tinned carrots including livebearers and baby BN

The carrot and parsnip were boiled .

I've boiled everything and froze it until it's needed. The carrot wasn't even touched; the parsnip had a bite or two; I picked a load of strawbs yesterday so I'll try him with one tonight.

 

[fish mom7598]

is there a way to tell if the plecos are male or female?

 

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

is there a way to tell if the plecos are male or female?

What type of pleco? Mine is a common (sailfin I think) but I have no idea how to sex it.