Hog CICHLID not freindly with the pleco..

Wonderful-Creations · 05-31-2005, 07:33 PM

I have a small pleco in with Electric Yellows. The problem I'm having is feeding the pleco, whenever I put my algae tablets in there, the Yellow drives off the pleco and munches on it for himself. I have tried growing algae in a glass in the window sill, then putting that in the tank, but the pleco isn't smart enough to swim inside the glass to eat it and the Yellow goes in there and it's the algae too. I even built a low level cave that only the pleco could fit in, then put the tablet in the middle of it, but the Yellows stir it up after it softens, then munch the loose particles. I am going to try building a longer, thicker cave for this though, I'll let you know how it goes. Anybody got any idears on this? I'd like to hear your techniques for fixing this.

**Osiris** · 05-31-2005, 08:03 PM

the problem your having is that the mbuna species(ur yellow's is part of that family) are algae grazers just like your pleco lol. i would suggest taking cucumber or zuchinni, skin it, and place it on a fork, warm it under hot water a lil and place it by where the pleco is, then change it out couple days later. There are other methods to holding the cucumber or zuchinni down too, i sometimes wedged it between some driftwood and glass or something.

ALFA WOLF · 05-31-2005, 08:10 PM

oh i do that same thing but i get a small sucktion cup and a round blunt hook thing and i hook it on theri and they firgen go phyco on it.

Wonderful-Creations · 06-05-2005, 06:30 PM

Thanks for the tips, another thing I do is grow algae on smooth rocks in a jar full of water with liquid fertilizer in it and established tank water. Just set it in a sunny window sill and boo bam! done, then just scatter the rocks around (good sized rocks too for easy removal). Everybody gets their food and I just take them out and do it over at water change intervals.

leongreenway · 06-12-2005, 11:22 AM

Look for Screwcumbers on Ebay,

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...980369111&rd=1

its like a corkscrew, that holds Cucumber - sorted !!
My Bristlenose gets chased off by my Calvus and Red Zebra usually, but becomes a suicidal territorial bad fish when the screw cumber's loaded with green goodness

05-31-2005, 07:33 PM	#1
Wonderful-Creations Fishy Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Central U.S.A. Posts: 10	Hog CICHLID not freindly with the pleco.. I have a small pleco in with Electric Yellows. The problem I'm having is feeding the pleco, whenever I put my algae tablets in there, the Yellow drives off the pleco and munches on it for himself. I have tried growing algae in a glass in the window sill, then putting that in the tank, but the pleco isn't smart enough to swim inside the glass to eat it and the Yellow goes in there and it's the algae too. I even built a low level cave that only the pleco could fit in, then put the tablet in the middle of it, but the Yellows stir it up after it softens, then munch the loose particles. I am going to try building a longer, thicker cave for this though, I'll let you know how it goes. Anybody got any idears on this? I'd like to hear your techniques for fixing this. __________________ Shan's Custom made Lava Rock Caves n' Structures

05-31-2005, 08:03 PM	#2
Osiris Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 25 Posts: 3,814	the problem your having is that the mbuna species(ur yellow's is part of that family) are algae grazers just like your pleco lol. i would suggest taking cucumber or zuchinni, skin it, and place it on a fork, warm it under hot water a lil and place it by where the pleco is, then change it out couple days later. There are other methods to holding the cucumber or zuchinni down too, i sometimes wedged it between some driftwood and glass or something. __________________ Reality is for people who can't handle Science-Fiction

05-31-2005, 08:10 PM	#3
ALFA WOLF Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 414	oh i do that same thing but i get a small sucktion cup and a round blunt hook thing and i hook it on theri and they firgen go phyco on it. __________________ empty 10 gal.. any ideas lmao?

06-05-2005, 06:30 PM	#4
Wonderful-Creations Fishy Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Central U.S.A. Posts: 10	Thanks for the tips, another thing I do is grow algae on smooth rocks in a jar full of water with liquid fertilizer in it and established tank water. Just set it in a sunny window sill and boo bam! done, then just scatter the rocks around (good sized rocks too for easy removal). Everybody gets their food and I just take them out and do it over at water change intervals. __________________ Shan's Custom made Lava Rock Caves n' Structures

06-12-2005, 11:22 AM	#5
leongreenway Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 238	Look for Screwcumbers on Ebay, http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...980369111&rd=1 its like a corkscrew, that holds Cucumber - sorted !! My Bristlenose gets chased off by my Calvus and Red Zebra usually, but becomes a suicidal territorial bad fish when the screw cumber's loaded with green goodness __________________ It's better to Burn out than to Fade Away !!

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