Number of posts : 35 Age : 38 Location : QLD,Australia Job/hobbies : Turtle/Fish owner/Breeder Thank You Points : 2 Registration date : 2011-01-01
Subject: bad or poisonous? Wed Jan 26, 2011 7:08 am
is there any fruit/veg/meat that is bad or posionous, anything that is a real danger to feed the bn's?
Doug Bristlenose King
Number of posts : 3128 Age : 38 Location : Adelaide, South Australia Job/hobbies : Aquatic ecologist/genetisist Humor : yes please :) Thank You Points : 198 Registration date : 2010-05-08
Mine enjoy cucumber and courgette. I've just started trying other fruits and veg. They didn't like apple. Today im trying strawberries
s0078077 Juvenile Bristlenose
Number of posts : 46 Age : 36 Location : Mackay, QLD, Australia Job/hobbies : Editor fishing magazine Thank You Points : 2 Registration date : 2011-09-12
Hi I have just joined up so excited dedicated pleco page
I have been breeding bristlenose for about 2 years and this what I feed mine
Carrots with stainless steel pop rivots in them to weight down then i freeze them and get same outcome as blanching (go a bit soft)
Sinking red protien discs
green sinking alge discs
carmos Fish Egg
Number of posts : 8 Age : 45 Location : Canada Job/hobbies : Mom/fish keeping Humor : sarcastic/dark/silly/corny Thank You Points : 0 Registration date : 2011-11-18
Subject: re:veggie list Sun Dec 04, 2011 1:38 pm
Great resource (especially for a beginner like me)! mine like lettuce, spinach, courgette(or zucchini as we know it here), cucumber, carrots, apples (not really, but my otocinclus love them)!honeydew melon and cantaloupe melon but I will now try a few others on the list!
ianp213 Fish Egg
Number of posts : 3 Location : EATONS HILL Thank You Points : 0 Registration date : 2012-02-18
Subject: Re: Pleco Veggie List. Sun Feb 19, 2012 6:03 am
Don't forget the SQUASH. Lol My BN Prefer Squash before anything! I can place any other food in with the squash but the squash is always eaten first (scoop seeds out) weigh down with paperclip and sinker attached!
Steve5495 Fish Egg
Number of posts : 17 Age : 61 Location : Clearwater Fl. Job/hobbies : Aquarium service Humor : dry Thank You Points : 0 Registration date : 2010-03-03
Subject: feeding ease Wed Feb 22, 2012 8:24 pm
Took fishing line and a plant anchor,tied two alge clips and wieghted the one I put the veggies on.Now I never have to go find the clip.
Curby The Boss
Number of posts : 3597 Age : 41 Location : Wigan UK Job/hobbies : Manager Humor : Comedian Thank You Points : 77 Registration date : 2008-12-26
I really enjoyed reading it. I now have some great ideas on other things i can feed my BNs.
tevoro Fish Egg
Number of posts : 14 Location : Sydney, Australia Thank You Points : 0 Registration date : 2012-11-30
Subject: Re: Pleco Veggie List. Mon Dec 03, 2012 2:11 am
Article written 4 years ago, bu still a great read!
Thanks for taking the time out to write this!
dragonboy69 Juvenile Bristlenose
Number of posts : 88 Age : 54 Location : Western Suburbs of Sydney Job/hobbies : Storeman Humor : Yes Thank You Points : 1 Registration date : 2012-05-21
Subject: Re: Pleco Veggie List. Sat Aug 31, 2013 1:21 pm
Has anyone feed there BN beetroot
ktk05 Large Bristlenose
Number of posts : 381 Age : 36 Location : Cape Coral, FL, USA Job/hobbies : Registered Respiratory Therapist @ hospital Thank You Points : 17 Registration date : 2012-08-23
Number of posts : 14 Location : london uk Thank You Points : 0 Registration date : 2013-12-25
Subject: Re: Pleco Veggie List. Sat Jan 18, 2014 10:47 pm
umm i thought that avacado is too fatty for plecos (bns, and gibbyceps)
Skobie1 Fish Egg
Number of posts : 1 Location : United States Thank You Points : 0 Registration date : 2014-07-07
Subject: BN feeding Mon Jul 07, 2014 11:12 pm
New to community, just got my first BN, love watching it move around, was not sure what to feed it, had alge in my tank but now it's all gone! (in less than 2 days) So i did not want him to starve, great list of foods, thanks!
DutchAussie Fish Egg
Number of posts : 1 Location : Australia Job/hobbies : Photography Thank You Points : 0 Registration date : 2011-09-06
Subject: Place food Thu Dec 29, 2022 1:04 am
I feed my Pleco algae wafers and cooked broccoli. They love it.
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I really enjoyed reading it. I now have some great ideas on other things i can feed my BNs.
(in less than 2 days) So i did not want him to starve, great list of foods, thanks!
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