Clown pl*co

[Julie Meikle]

These are really pretty little p*cs...stay small......do they just eat algae
wafers or do they like bloodworm?....seem to remember they prefer a mixed
diet.

Julie

[McEve]

"Julie Meikle" > wrote in message
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> These are really pretty little p*cs...stay small......do they just eat
> algae wafers or do they like bloodworm?....seem to remember they prefer a
> mixed diet.
>
> Julie
>

A very cute catfish! They need/want mainly vegetables, but also proteins as
a supplement. Wood is very important for their digestive system, so they
should have driftwood readily available.

As this is a Panaque they are, in my experience, not of the most vigorous
algae eaters. Ancistrus types are much better at keeping tanks clean than
Panaque, but they will eat algae, just don't expect it to live happily on
algae alone!

[Ross Vandegrift]

On 2004-09-22, McEve > wrote:
> A very cute catfish! They need/want mainly vegetables, but also proteins as
> a supplement. Wood is very important for their digestive system, so they
> should have driftwood readily available.

Hmmm, I'd never seen these guys before. Are they suspected of eating
live plants? I've got a great bristlenose, but I think he might do a
bad number on some of the plants in that tank. New planted tank, still
thinking about stocking - I might get one of these guys if they won't
chew up my garden!


--
Ross Vandegrift


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make empty prophecies. The danger already exists that the mathematicians
have made a covenant with the devil to darken the spirit and to confine
man in the bonds of Hell."
--St. Augustine, De Genesi ad Litteram, Book II, xviii, 37

[McEve]

"Ross Vandegrift" > wrote in message
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> On 2004-09-22, McEve > wrote:
>> A very cute catfish! They need/want mainly vegetables, but also proteins
>> as
>> a supplement. Wood is very important for their digestive system, so they
>> should have driftwood readily available.
>
> Hmmm, I'd never seen these guys before. Are they suspected of eating
> live plants? I've got a great bristlenose, but I think he might do a
> bad number on some of the plants in that tank. New planted tank, still
> thinking about stocking - I might get one of these guys if they won't
> chew up my garden!
>
>
>

Ancistrus (your bristlenose) don't usually eat plants, they're very
hardworking good guys :) keeping the tank clean, working non stop -
especially while they're still small. They need wood too, like the Panaque.
I haven't had a problem with Panaque eating plants, but I'm in no position
to give any guarantees on that - it might vary...

I made a presentation of some of the catfish I have at present.

If you're interested you can have a look at
http://public.qtopia.no/catfish/ - no Ancistrus there - but then again - my
Zebra's aren't either!

[Julie Meikle]

"McEve" > wrote in message
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>
> "Ross Vandegrift" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 2004-09-22, McEve > wrote:
>>> A very cute catfish! They need/want mainly vegetables, but also proteins
>>> as
>>> a supplement. Wood is very important for their digestive system, so they
>>> should have driftwood readily available.
>>
>> Hmmm, I'd never seen these guys before. Are they suspected of eating
>> live plants? I've got a great bristlenose, but I think he might do a
>> bad number on some of the plants in that tank. New planted tank, still
>> thinking about stocking - I might get one of these guys if they won't
>> chew up my garden!
>>
>>
>>
>
> Ancistrus (your bristlenose) don't usually eat plants, they're very
> hardworking good guys :) keeping the tank clean, working non stop -
> especially while they're still small. They need wood too, like the
> Panaque. I haven't had a problem with Panaque eating plants, but I'm in no
> position to give any guarantees on that - it might vary...
>
> I made a presentation of some of the catfish I have at present.
>
> If you're interested you can have a look at
> http://public.qtopia.no/catfish/ - no Ancistrus there - but then again -
> my Zebra's aren't either!
>
Wow, beautiful fish. Some remain fairly small, I see. I have been wary of
anything but ancistrus on size grounds.....my tank is only 75l

[McEve]

"Julie Meikle" > wrote in message
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> Wow, beautiful fish. Some remain fairly small, I see. I have been wary of
> anything but ancistrus on size grounds.....my tank is only 75l
>

A 15cm catfish is still too large for 75l. You will just have to buy a
larger tank, that's always the correct solution when space is an issue :D