Pleco and Cory Food

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  1. Vez

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    Its that time of the month, that i need to go and buy my fish food.... so i ask this, what type of food do you feed your Pleco's and Cory's?:blink1:

    as i think i need to try something else?:blink1::blink1:

    Plz help me with this, as i need to buy some this weekend

    Many thanks:bigsmile:

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    For your plecos, try out some sliced cucumber or some de-shelled peas. The cories will pretty much appreciate any food that hits the bottom - but Tetra Prima is by far the best product for smaller bottom feeders, such as cories.
     
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    Vez

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    Cool thanks SA.

    i need to buy a std food for the pleco's, as i give them the cucumber and peas. but they never chow it?
     
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    There are specific foods for plecs - I know that there are some foods called 'pleco logs', which are specifically designed for plecs. Tetra has sinking pellets and pleco wafers, which my plecs have always liked.

    It's strange to hear that your plecs don't eat the veggies; mine used to go mad for them...
     
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    I found that my plecs enjoyed Tetra Tabimin and my corys LOVE Sera Viformo.
     
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    PleCorys!?!?

    Hi Vez

    I find it quite strange..
    Just a few weeks ago I received fish food samples to trial .
    Amongst them is a food FOR Pleco and Cory types.
    Would you even think of a better name for it?

    "PleCorys" :blink1:

    I am encouraged by overall quality, results, and it is priced sensibly.

    If it interests you, then PM me, along with your email address

    I also do use Tetra, Sera.
    BTW Sera range of Catfish chips is just so much more palatable(with alder and willow wood bark) to almost all the fish fed it, to the point that they almost ignore Tetra plecoMin
     
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    Know this isn't right on the topic but do bristle nose eat is as well? @Altum
     
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    I have many 100's of young Bristle Nose ancistrus chowing this food at the moment.
    Email me, and I'll try to take a pic for ya
    It's NUTS how they forage...and some other fish unexpectedly go MAD for this food too!
     
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    I would suggest the OmegaOne Shrimp pellets and the OmegaOne Veggie Rounds. Here is some more info on them:

     
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    I second this one! Available from Jungle Aquatics
     
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    On a side note. I only see foods for marine fishes?
     
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    mmmm. think i need to pop in on the weekend
     

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