Plecos favorite, irresistible food?

GTR · 07-02-2009, 04:37 PM

I need to trap/catch a pleco that's eating some of my plants. Long story but I had no idea it was in there. lol

In six weeks I've only seen it twice so I doubt a net will do me much good. It's not like I don't look at the tank all that much either, I'm always pulling up a chair next to it and just watching it. lol

Anyway, I have an acrylic trap. Is there anything the pleco might just have to have so eventually one night I'll find it in the trap?

SteveU

aschaal03 · 07-02-2009, 05:47 PM

Blanched veggies usually do the trick. Cucumber, zuchini, stuff like that.

Avi · 07-02-2009, 06:04 PM

They also will go crazy for algae discs...the kind that Hikari makes but other brands probably would be fine.

t0p_sh0tta · 07-02-2009, 06:19 PM

Mine despise algae discs, but sweet potatoes make them happy. L200s, Gibbiceps and BN.

GTR · 07-02-2009, 07:18 PM

I'll try cucumber, zucchini isn't allowed in the house. The pleco hitched a ride from my 20 gallon tank I use for holding stuff I'm not ready to put into the display and for clippings. I had 4-5 potting plants I moved inside just holding a towel under them so I didn't get the floor so wet. Got to the tank and dropped them in and later that day removed the pots/floss and planted them. What a hitchhiker. lol

I've got so many bottom feeders I'm sure this will be interesting.

SteveU

t0p_sh0tta · 07-02-2009, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GTR

I'll try cucumber, zucchini isn't allowed in the house.

SteveU

You wouldn't happen to be of Middle Eastern descent would you?

GTR · 07-02-2009, 08:29 PM

Not sure if it's :lol:

or :laugh: here but just in case I'll try them all.

No... it goes back to the late 50's and early 60's when my Mom thought all vegetables should be boiled for one hour. I've got over it with other veggies for the most part but zucchini boiled for an hour left some pretty deep wounds I doubt will ever heal. lol

SteveU

aschaal03 · 07-03-2009, 12:49 AM

Ohhh but fried zucchini is sooooo good! mmmmmm

mdfa.ca · 07-03-2009, 02:16 PM

Yeah, especially with a little vinegar and salt... Mmmmmmm

6t5Goat · 07-03-2009, 02:24 PM

Mmm.... zucchini bread is one of my favorites...

I have three big zucchini plants growing in the backyard now...

VisionQuest28 · 07-03-2009, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GTR

Not sure if it's :lol:

or :laugh: here but just in case I'll try them all.

No... it goes back to the late 50's and early 60's when my Mom thought all vegetables should be boiled for one hour. I've got over it with other veggies for the most part but zucchini boiled for an hour left some pretty deep wounds I doubt will ever heal. lol

SteveU

LOL, i got a kick out of that, i actually Laughed Out Loud for real

GTR · 07-14-2009, 03:21 PM

Saw the pleco this morning with a flashlight under a java moss covered piece of driftwood. Third time I've seen it in two months.

I'd have an easier time trying to catch the tooth fairy.

SteveU

skinz180189 · 07-14-2009, 04:14 PM

Mine didn't care for cucumber, it went to it and just looked at it then left it alone, as did my bloody mollies!

GTR · 07-14-2009, 04:45 PM

I'm just getting a lot of big chunks taken out of some plants and a lot of floating leaves that look otherwise healthy from my stem plants. I've only seen it out on the glass once and that was with the lights off. Turned my head away to get the net from under the stand and it was gone. Not like I was going to be able to net it.

SteveU

GTR · 07-18-2009, 04:55 PM

Hopefully no more slotted plants that look like a coin collection display for the March of Dimes. With flashlight in hand this morning it was on a piece of overhanging driftwood. All I could see was the tail. Put the net under the wood and herded it into the huge net. lol

Now to find it a home today.

SteveU

07-02-2009, 04:37 PM	#1
GTR Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: May 2009 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,086	Plecos favorite, irresistible food? I need to trap/catch a pleco that's eating some of my plants. Long story but I had no idea it was in there. lol In six weeks I've only seen it twice so I doubt a net will do me much good. It's not like I don't look at the tank all that much either, I'm always pulling up a chair next to it and just watching it. lol Anyway, I have an acrylic trap. Is there anything the pleco might just have to have so eventually one night I'll find it in the trap? SteveU

07-02-2009, 05:47 PM	#2
aschaal03 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Schaumburg(Chicago), IL Posts: 328	Blanched veggies usually do the trick. Cucumber, zuchini, stuff like that. __________________ 36gallon Bowfront Angelfish Community 15gallon Dwarf Puffer/CRS Tank

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aschaal03 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Schaumburg(Chicago), IL Posts: 328	Ohhh but fried zucchini is sooooo good! mmmmmm __________________ 36gallon Bowfront Angelfish Community 15gallon Dwarf Puffer/CRS Tank

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skinz180189 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Selby, N.Yorks, U.K. Posts: 179	Mine didn't care for cucumber, it went to it and just looked at it then left it alone, as did my bloody mollies! __________________ Gareth Roberts My 60L/15G Budget Tropical Tank Thread - Now with Plants, Low Light, Low Tech My 40L/10G Planted Breeder Nano Tank Thread - No longer up and running.

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07-02-2009, 06:04 PM	#3
Avi Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Westchester County, NY Posts: 405	They also will go crazy for algae discs...the kind that Hikari makes but other brands probably would be fine.

07-02-2009, 06:19 PM	#4
t0p_sh0tta Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 668	Mine despise algae discs, but sweet potatoes make them happy. L200s, Gibbiceps and BN.

07-02-2009, 07:18 PM	#5
GTR Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: May 2009 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,086	I'll try cucumber, zucchini isn't allowed in the house. The pleco hitched a ride from my 20 gallon tank I use for holding stuff I'm not ready to put into the display and for clippings. I had 4-5 potting plants I moved inside just holding a towel under them so I didn't get the floor so wet. Got to the tank and dropped them in and later that day removed the pots/floss and planted them. What a hitchhiker. lol I've got so many bottom feeders I'm sure this will be interesting. SteveU

07-02-2009, 08:29 PM	#7
GTR Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: May 2009 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,086	Not sure if it's :lol: or :laugh: here but just in case I'll try them all. No... it goes back to the late 50's and early 60's when my Mom thought all vegetables should be boiled for one hour. I've got over it with other veggies for the most part but zucchini boiled for an hour left some pretty deep wounds I doubt will ever heal. lol SteveU

07-03-2009, 02:16 PM	#9
mdfa.ca Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada Posts: 37	Yeah, especially with a little vinegar and salt... Mmmmmmm

07-03-2009, 02:24 PM	#10
6t5Goat Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (11/100%) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 81	Mmm.... zucchini bread is one of my favorites... I have three big zucchini plants growing in the backyard now...

07-14-2009, 03:21 PM	#12
GTR Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: May 2009 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,086	Saw the pleco this morning with a flashlight under a java moss covered piece of driftwood. Third time I've seen it in two months. I'd have an easier time trying to catch the tooth fairy. SteveU

07-14-2009, 04:45 PM	#14
GTR Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: May 2009 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,086	I'm just getting a lot of big chunks taken out of some plants and a lot of floating leaves that look otherwise healthy from my stem plants. I've only seen it out on the glass once and that was with the lights off. Turned my head away to get the net from under the stand and it was gone. Not like I was going to be able to net it. SteveU

07-18-2009, 04:55 PM	#15
GTR Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: May 2009 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,086	Hopefully no more slotted plants that look like a coin collection display for the March of Dimes. With flashlight in hand this morning it was on a piece of overhanging driftwood. All I could see was the tail. Put the net under the wood and herded it into the huge net. lol Now to find it a home today. SteveU