Alyssa Holdwick Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 I've previously posted about my clown pleco, Pennywise, refusing to eat tetra brand algae wafers. Pennywise has a wider variety of food now, but never gets to eat because the guppies living with him always steal it! Algae wafers, xtreme bottom wafers, repashy, veggies- they're all stolen! I have a 10 gallon quarantine tank that I'm considering putting him in. I know Pennywise can't live in there forever, but could he stay in there for a few weeks or months? He's only about two inches right now. I have a 37 gallon tank I'm setting up that I intended to upgrade him to but I worry the other tankmates (corydoras) will take the food as well and I'll be right back to step one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 28 minutes ago, Alyssa Holdwick said: I've previously posted about my clown pleco, Pennywise, refusing to eat tetra brand algae wafers. Pennywise has a wider variety of food now, but never gets to eat because the guppies living with him always steal it! Algae wafers, xtreme bottom wafers, repashy, veggies- they're all stolen! I have a 10 gallon quarantine tank that I'm considering putting him in. I know Pennywise can't live in there forever, but could he stay in there for a few weeks or months? He's only about two inches right now. I have a 37 gallon tank I'm setting up that I intended to upgrade him to but I worry the other tankmates (corydoras) will take the food as well and I'll be right back to step one! Have you tried lightly boiled zucchini slices? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alyssa Holdwick Posted May 17, 2021 Author Share Posted May 17, 2021 Not zucchini, cucumbers yes. However my main problem right now is the guppies eating everything I try to give him. These guppies would eat the gravel if they could! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT_ Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 My guppies and tetra are jerks like that too. I started giving Soilent and wafers at night after lights out. I think it helps but I can't see to well when it's dark in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griznatch Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 It's a good thing guppies are small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 yup, guppies will eat and eat 'til they die from it. little gluttons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 52 minutes ago, Alyssa Holdwick said: Not zucchini, cucumbers yes. However my main problem right now is the guppies eating everything I try to give him. These guppies would eat the gravel if they could! I would feed your clown pleco once you have turned your lights so the guppy's won't get his food Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alyssa Holdwick Posted May 17, 2021 Author Share Posted May 17, 2021 I have tried that, even waited three hours past lights out once. It didn't stop them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWilson Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 Do you have drift wood in the tank? Also, I haven’t tried cucumber, but my endlers who are little piggies don’t eat too much of the zucchini. I don’t know how much this helps, but as a last resort I add bacter ae to my tanks with plecos or nerite snails even if I don’t have any shrimp. My hope is even if I’m having trouble feeding them they can eat the biofilm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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