Young Bn Plec Feeding

[Mr-Xoc]

A few days ago I got 2 young BN Plecs for my tank (at the moment they are both about 1 inch long)

I introduced them to my tank (currently has 6 Cory and 4 Platy) and they seem fairly happy, swimming around and sticking to various things. However they only seem to be eating the algae off the back of the tank / plants / bogwood. I tried putting some Cucumber in for them and they both found it but werent really interested. I have also tried sinking catfish / pleco pellets which are almost instantly hoovered up by the Cory before the BN even realise they are there. I know they do eat Algae but I was wondering are they ok with just algae while they are so young? or if there are any special tricks I can use to make sure the BN get to the front of the food queue ahead of the Cory?

Thanks in advance for any help you guys can give

Mr-Xoc

 

[xingumike]

Courgette, never met a bn that didnt like it, pop it in just before lights out, take out the remains in the morning, they will soon catch on.

 

[paul_219]

Can add some cucumber, also some algea wafers may work also.

 

[ebrcknrdg]

A few days ago I got 2 young BN Plecs for my tank (at the moment they are both about 1 inch long)

I introduced them to my tank (currently has 6 Cory and 4 Platy) and they seem fairly happy, swimming around and sticking to various things. However they only seem to be eating the algae off the back of the tank / plants / bogwood. I tried putting some Cucumber in for them and they both found it but werent really interested. I have also tried sinking catfish / pleco pellets which are almost instantly hoovered up by the Cory before the BN even realise they are there. I know they do eat Algae but I was wondering are they ok with just algae while they are so young? or if there are any special tricks I can use to make sure the BN get to the front of the food queue ahead of the Cory?

Thanks in advance for any help you guys can give

Mr-Xoc

Do you blanch the cucumber before putting it in?

 

[xingumike]

cucumber has less nutritional value than courgette, blanching it will take out even more

 

[Mr-Xoc]

Thanks for the replies guys, I got some Courgette today so I will see how that goes. The two BN seem to be pooping all over the place, so I assume they must be getting a decent amount of food off the algae anyway

Mr-Xoc