I've had my rubbernose pleco for a few months now, yet I have no clue what he's eating. He's stuck to the side of the tank almost all day, but I never see him eat. I do have a fair amount of algae in my tank (It does get some sunlight during the day), but I really don't think there is enough in the tank for him to live off of, and there is even some algae in the back side of the tank he hasen't touched.
So far I have tried to feed him zuccini, cucumber, algae wafers and spirulina disks. For the wafers and disks I tried two things: putting them in after I had turned my light off and most of the other fish were sleeping, and putting them in during feeding time. Either the other fish eat them, or when I turn the light on in the morning there is little bits of wafer everywhere.
I wouldn't be worried since he's been fine for months, but my friend commented today he was looking a little thin. Is there anything I should watch out for to see if he's getting too thin?
Thank you so much for your help.
P.S. It's a 35 gallon tank if that helps, with these tankmates: 2 Bolivian Ram, 3 Otto's, 6 Neon Tetra's, 3 Lemon Tetra's, 2 Dwarf Gourami's, 2 Swordtail's, 3 Cories.
So far I have tried to feed him zuccini, cucumber, algae wafers and spirulina disks. For the wafers and disks I tried two things: putting them in after I had turned my light off and most of the other fish were sleeping, and putting them in during feeding time. Either the other fish eat them, or when I turn the light on in the morning there is little bits of wafer everywhere.
I wouldn't be worried since he's been fine for months, but my friend commented today he was looking a little thin. Is there anything I should watch out for to see if he's getting too thin?
Thank you so much for your help.
P.S. It's a 35 gallon tank if that helps, with these tankmates: 2 Bolivian Ram, 3 Otto's, 6 Neon Tetra's, 3 Lemon Tetra's, 2 Dwarf Gourami's, 2 Swordtail's, 3 Cories.