It’s an easy-to-find and relatively cheap vegetable which makes it an attractive choice. Brown algae, plant-based material Yes Royal Pleco (Panaque sp.) Mostly plant-based, ocasionally wood Yes Blue phantom pleco (Hemiancistrus sp.) Omnivorous, a good algae eater Yes Sunshine Pleco (Scobinancistrus sp.) Omnivorous, mostly meat NoĬucumber is one of the most popular vegetables to feed to plecos catfish. Rarely Snowball pleco (Hypancsitrus sp.) Omnivores, mostly meat Rarely Leopard frog pleco (Peckoltia sp.) Omnivores, mostly meat Some, in addition to meaty foods Candy Striped Pleco(Peckoltia sp.) Omnivores, will eat some algae Some, in addition to meaty foods Peppermint pleco (Paracistrus sp.) Mainly algae Yes Golden Nugget Pleco(īaryancistrus sp.) Mostly high-protein plant-based foods Yes Sailfin Pleco (Pterygoplichthys sp. Rarely Queen Arabesque Pleco (Hypancistrus sp.) Entirely carnivorous, shrimps, snails. Species / genus Natural diet Vegetables? Bristlenose pleco(Ancistrus sp.) Vegetarian, grazing on biofilm Yes Common pleco (Hypostomus sp.) Omnivore, mostly algae and some meat Yes Clown pleco (Panaqolus sp.) Grazing on wood, other plant-based foods Yes Flash pleco (Panaqolus sp.) Grazing on wood, other plant-based foods Yes Zebra pleco (Hypancsitrus sp.) Entirely carnivorous, shrimps, snails. To help you out finding the right diet and whether your pleco needs vegetables, I’ve created a table with the most common species and their diet. These will fall under the species Pseudacanthicus, Leporacanthicus, Scobinancistrus These are less common in the aquarium hobby but certainly exist. They can however show some interest in vegetables, but it shouldn’t be the main part of their diet. Other common species like Leopard Frog Plecos, and some Hypancistrus species, will prefer a meat-based diet. The most common species like Bristlenose plecos, Clown Plecos, and Common plecos will eat vegetables and are omnivorous, with a preference towards plant-based foods.
In this case, herbivore only means that they can perfectly live on solely plant-based foods, if they are fed enough variation.
In fact, there are almost no pleco species that will not eat some form of meaty foods. Within the family of plecos (Loricariidae, there are three main groups, in terms of diet: herbivore (plant-eating) species, omnivore (plant and meat-eating) species, and carnivorous (meat-eating) species. Most will do, but some will not or not get the benefits from a diet consisting out of plant-based foods. Before getting into what vegetables you can feed, it’s important to know that not all pleco species will eat vegetables.
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