Golfnut Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 I've been buying the algae wafers from Picses, but is there a better alternative and cheaper too? Thanks, Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD. Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 Take a guess ........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 I mostly feed mine NLS H20 waffers but I sometimes give them zuchini too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosshog Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 Cucumber, zuchini, NLS wafers, and just to make Neil cringe, Wardley algae wafers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolalex Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 IN addition to the Hikari algae wafers, my pl*co also gets fresh zucchini, english cucumber and cooked peas (skins removed). The other pigs in my aquarium also enjoy this stuff so I have to remember to sometimes feed at night after lights out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacey Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 My pleco eats zucchini, cucumber, kiwi, and peach as a staple diet. (He really loves the peach, it's the only thing he eats right down to the skin, no matter how much I feed.) He also occasionally will eat, potato, tomato, lettuce, and because halloween is coming up, cooked pumpkin. I always serve his produce with a few NLS wafers pushed into it. And, as a side effect of feeding the NLS wafers, I've finally found a prepared food that the oscar likes! No little pellets for that fish, I can actually hear the oscar grind up the wafers in his throat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slough Shark Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 In the summer, you can take a small clear plastic container and put a bunch of fair sized rocks in there that will look good in your aquarium. Set them where they will get alot of sun and you will have algae in a few days. Just get enough rocks that you can rotate the ones with algae and the clean ones once the plecos are done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qattarra Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 When I ran out of wafers , I started to drop in some 3mm sized sinking NLS pellets at lights out. They love it just as much,so I haven't bothered with buying new wafers. They also love the vegies. Most of my plecos are carnivorous so the pellets are great for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyasa Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 When I ran out of wafers , I started to drop in some 3mm sized sinking NLS pellets at lights out. They love it just as much,so I haven't bothered with buying new wafers. They also love the vegies. Most of my plecos are carnivorous so the pellets are great for them. Do you feed your carnivorous plecos anything in addition to the NLS wafers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qattarra Posted October 21, 2007 Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 Just the occasional zuke or cuke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishnut Posted October 21, 2007 Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 Do zukes and cukes need to be blanched or cooked or just in the raw form? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacey Posted October 21, 2007 Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 Do zukes and cukes need to be blanched or cooked or just in the raw form? I always feed those raw. I use a spoon to weigh it down, (push handle through vegetable, tie fishing line to spoon and leave the other end out of the tank for easy removal the next morning.) Pumpkin and potato I cook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrie Lee Posted October 21, 2007 Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 Hikari tropical sinking wafers, broccoli, and all the algae and driftwood they can eat. I drop them in after lights out and all of mine seem fat and happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qattarra Posted October 21, 2007 Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 I use a nail brush and a few drops of dish soap to scrub the peel clean. I worry about pesticides and such. Once rinsed very clean , I cut into chunks, spear it with a fork and let it sink to the tank bottom . The string is a great idea for retrieval , I use a plant,long handled, grabber to get the fork back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted October 21, 2007 Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 I also use the fork/fishing line to feed my veggies. Works great and makes it super eaasy to remove old veggies without getting wet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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