Pleco Question

[ddbensinger]

I might just be noticing this for the first time, but it seems like all my pleco ever does is poop. When I look in my tank, I see long, long strings of pleco poop! Is this normal? The other fish don't seem to care...
Thanks,
Dave

 

[SirMinion]

Sounds pretty normal to me, although you might want to reduce his food a little.

What does he eat?

 

[ddbensinger]

The algae on the tank walls, and each night I drop 1 or 2 little wafers in for him (or her).

 

[bunjiweb]

1 or 2 a night is far too much for 1 pleco... 1 every 2 days should be more than plenty, and will encourage it to eat as much of the left overs in the tank as possible.

Ben

 

[morgan]

Plecos do poop a lot. I have a Bristlenose Pleco and it does it a lot in the evening, because that's when my fish are fed their main meal.My pleco has access to the other fishes food and I also feed 1 algae wafer in the evening. The other fish eat it as well.