Are Clown Plecos Carnivorus?

[FishCrazyMan]

My Clown Pleco won't eat algae tablets even if his life depended on it. He loves brine and fairy shrimp and he hogs bloodworms. Also is he nocturnal? he chews on bogwood for 12 hours a day 4 hours he comes down and eats bloodworms and other meaty foods and for about 8 hours he cleans the side of the tank (and very effeincently too). So can you guys answwer my questions?

 

[indigoj]

They are omnivores like most plecs but also part of the panaque family and need the wood diet. Don't over feed meaty food, they may like them but too much protein will cause problems - keep it to once a week. Oh, and yes nocturnal mostly.

 

[scatz]

panaques should not be fed any meat proteins at all, they dont have the ability to digest it, animal protein can easily cause bloat in them. they have a symbiotic bacteria in their gut that digests wood, lots of soft bogwood should be put in their tank for them to graze on, a variety of veg and algae wafers should be added just to keep the diet varied