I have a common pleco (specifically the Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus, if that means anything) named Master Splinter. I’ve had him for a solid two or three years now, and I just upgraded him to a 60 gallon that’s going to be a community tank. He’s almost 8 inches long.
What sort of stuff do plecos like to enhance their environment? He likes hiding in the plants (and when feeding time is late he digs up the anubias) and I’ve been looking into getting larger hides for him. He also likes climbing the wood.
Also- how do I keep veggies down in the tank for him to eat? He loves cucumbers but I cannot for the life of me figure out how to keep them from floating
Posted by Ikaros-Flew
2 Comments
Wood and more wood its an essential part of their diet. Pleco dont really care what they have throw in some leafs he will love eating biofilm off them and messing with them . Use a fork to make veggies sink.
Sand substrate! I recently moved one of my plecos to a tank with a 2-3” of sand substrate and omg the excavating! It’s pretty entertaining to watch him send sand flying. I had no idea how much he’d love to dig.