What does the Plecostomus eat?

Answer 1

Depends what species of "pleco" you actually have. I have seen Hillstream Loaches being sold as "Butterfly Plecos" but they're not even catfish! They're sub-tropical algae-eating River Loaches that need a spacious tank with excellent water quality and a strong current.

Answer 2

Plecostomus or Plecs (Hypostomus plecostomus) are bottom feeders that can grow to 24 inches in length. Their diet should ideally be algae wafers and a high quality flake food. They can also be fed frozen foods, with bloodworms being the best option since they sink, and are easy for plecos to catch. As they are omnivores you can drop or anchor small pieces of fruit and or vegetables in the bottom of the tank but remove these after one / two days to cut down on pollutants.

Answer 3

Plecos eat algae and other detritus in the aquarium. They should be supplemented with commercial algae wafers if there is not much algae in the tank.

Answer 4

They eat algae wafers, algae in your tank, or left over food the other fish haven't eaten.

Answer 5

Algae and plant matter in the wild