Green beans are great. They are the first food that i have actually been able to witness my pleco eat, besides him grazing the glass/rocks. Your video might have saved his life, or at least saved my peace of mind. +1

As usual another helpful video and funny puns :) Thanks Michael :)

This was very helpful, thanks!

lol You are naturally funny michael!

im giving a thumbs up because this is the only youtuber ive seen who answers ALL questions in their comment section.

I’m going to give my 2 plecos some green vegetables now.

Hey Michael, after u heard about the green beans I tried it. I didn't have the French cut so I used the blue cut like you bought All I did was crush the beans as I drop them in. It works.

i have just discovered your channel today and i must say, it is nice to see tanks in their "real form"

The Fluval Bug Bites bottom feeder formula is fantastic too. My BN plecos, banjo cats, corydoras, and flying foxes all love it.

Thanks for the video I would have never have tried this if I wouldn't have seen it. my pleco and my koi both love green beans now.

I feed my placos blanched carrots as complement to spirulina waffers and my placos love it and guard it from the other fishes. Its cheep and healthy. Thanks for a great video.. Greatngs from Sweden

Liked your video, very informative about feeding plecos. I want to get one for my new tank. Just subscribed to your channel. Thanks!

I stumbled upon this video and my guy put a CATCHERS MIT full of green beans into that top tank LOL!

I rescued two common plecos from a coworker who had them in a 20-gallon tank... For some reason, they have ignored my rapashy, peeled pees, cucumber, etc. because he only fed them fish flakes (ugh)... But they do seem to be active and happy and loving the larger tank I have them in! I have hope they will begin eating soon! Yes, I know they're nocturnal. Great vid! *EDIT: Will try green beans!*

Thank you, learned allot!! trying to help my granddaughter with her plecoS

I cannot get mine to eat green beans or zucchini. But, I blanched some broccoli and they are loving it. The corys like it too. 👏

I use broccoli stem boiled last for weeks with out going bad and all my fish and plecos love it

My precious is very friendly. I keep wood clothespins in my tank and he knows that when I take them out it is time for his algae sheets. He even lets me pet him as I feed him! I’m going to try the green beans

Thanks for the update! Plecos are neat fish!

… but Michael, what about the one green bean per gallon rule? Are you not worried about breaking that rule? LOL. Another great video. Thanks for sharing. Cheers.

My pleco loves zucchini and cucumbers! He also enjoys green beans but I'm afraid to put some many in there or leaving in there for long periods of time because I don't want it to mess with the balance of my aquarium

Great fish and tanks what is the plant in there ......cheers michael

I use the same. Works great. Stand by...

Frozen Italian cut green beans are also my 17 year old Paco's favourite food.

Our Percy Pleco just got a treat. He was on fresh blanched green beans like flies on poop! He's about 8 inches now.

Recently new sub to the channel, love the content! Quick question are you from PA or just traveling to the keystone clash?? Was wondering because I'm from PA myself.

I have a pleco in my 60 gallon, not sure what kind. It’s about 3 or 4 inches, I have had it for years and am lucky if I see it once every 6 months 🤷🏻‍♂️

Veryyy helpful video

Hi Michael, I honestly thought that you was pulling our leg's about the FRENCH BEAN'S! But I gave them a try.... Wooooooah how wrong was I!!! If my Pleco can get past my Goldfish and Platys he love's them and so does everything else in my tank! No exaggeration I started by just putting one French Bean in the tank expecting just the Pleco would be tempted by it... all of my fish attacked it and it was gone in less than 30 seconds! That's after feeding Daphnia, Flakes, pellets for the fish they had a good 10 minutes of eating before I introduced the French Bean! So I put 4 of the beans in... and again the fish went crazy on them! My Pleco didn't move a whisker lol... I ended up putting 10 beans in the tank and everytime the fish which are mainly 2" long fancy Goldfish and 3 half grown Platys. They love the bean's, both myself & my wife were gobsmacked at the reaction from the other fish! I have since learned to put about a dozen beans in, then my Pleco claims one and won't move until he's had enough! The rest of the bean's are soon snaffled up by his tank mates, and they even try to get the bean that the Pleco is eating but he just gives his tail a quick swish and the fish scarper lol. I know one thing that we will be buying if they have them at our COSTCOS lol... if not it will have to be the smaller tins from Asdas. One QUESTION... Can fish suffer from flatulence? I'm sure I can see the odd couple of bubbles escaping from my Black Moors nether region! Apologies for my lengthy feedback, take care my friend 👍😷👍

Most of my fish love those Sera cat fish chips. I crumble some up to make it easy for them. I have Super Reds and some plants en route from Kyle. Online Tracking has a red border warning they might be delayed due to Hurricane. When you return from Keystone Clash, and if you have any Reds, I might be looking. Hope the weather doesn't get nasty up that way this weekend. Love that pleco breeding tank. "They'll swim for it..." hehehe. Early congrats on 10K

Thank you for this helpful tips and aquarium co-op. Why do you have forks in the tank?

Your subscribers just had a +1

You’ve got a nice collection of plecos. I like to feed mine a diverse diet (same with all my fish)

You should try mystery snails. They love green beans too.

You could try to vacuum seal in bags what's left over, they'll last for months.

I've always heard and seen to NEVER use green beans with added salt.. Maybe because I have mystery snails as well?? Would it still be safe to use salted green beans even with the snails?? Also, should I rinse the green beans off first?? Great video!! Thanks!!

My shrimp love French cut green beans.🦐🦐🦐

My common plecostomus loves green beans and zucchini. He has grown 9-10" in 2 years. He needs a bigger pleco cave. Got some 6" diameter PVC pipe. I'm on the verge of needing a bigger tank. He's about 12" long. 55 is shrinking on him...

I’ll send that PayPal tomorrow! Can’t wait for this weekend! Did you come across a 3xl shirt by chance?

Loved your clip..a question or two...the tin said in salt water..now Having an aquarium with other fish besides my BN in there will the salth harm the water and other fish? Should i rinse the beans..or just but fresh? So no salt? Also I see alot of snails? Are they the clean up guys? Whats the best? The trumpets? Assasins? Any? As like all of us..the aftermath of the feeding and pooping..although I "hoover" up what I can ...the snails can help? In UK i want to but a garra as heard theyre excellent tank cleaners but they cost around $30 each..

Y’all wish me luck I’m in nc close to the coast only reason I’m staying it’s hard saying goodbye to stuff and my apistograma cocktoo have eggs gotta make sure they make it good luck to everyone

Sweet...

Didn't know pleco's eat green beans! Thanks for the tip! Now i know where i can leave them if i don't want to eat them anymore😂😂 Greetings from holland!

I was hoping you’d tell more about plecos. I have 6 tanks. My red BN only survive in store bought Poland springs water. My brown BN in another tank doing great in my tap water ( well water). I have one tank that is a pleco killer. I keep trying to put them there lots of algae to start on plus wafers and vegetables but in that tank they die! What’s up with that? Plecos are in my top 5 fish I love.

would fresh frozen green beans not be a better choice ? then precooked caned ones. i have one big pterygoplichthys, and several smaller plecos. i give zuchini on daily basis, and pleco tablets.

Mango. My plec loves mango. Makes the water messy though so don't leave it in.

Holy Plecos batman ! Lol good video. I had 1 regular, 1 long fin and 2 bristlenose in a 55G. 1 regular died and a bristlenose. I now think they werent getting enough to eat, maybe I had too many in the tank ?? I was giving them cucumber and spinach as well as pellets. Any advise I would appreciate ! I'm getting green beans today. Thanks !

Green beans awesome

Man, I love plecos! Tbh green beans are really delicious-

I tried to feed my pleco a blanched frozen green bean and the snails devoured it before the pleco even got a chance. The snails don’t even leave a scrap behind. I never expected two snails to be such voracious eater’s but they eat the majority of the food I put in the tank and they eat it fast! I have to admit that it’s fun watching them eat and they do an amazing job of keeping the tank free of uneaten food but the pleco doesn’t get a chance to get anything. I might have to move it to a different tank that can have salt in it as I’ve heard that the snails can’t have any salt.

Love those chocolates

You know you can also consume those instead of tossing them and are delicious when properly prepared.

how long do you preseed the filters? Would that work with bag of bio rings too?

"Show you the poop. You'll see it, I know you want to" LOL

Do you do anything to the green beans or j open the can and throw some green beans in there?

How do you keep your filter from gunking up when you put cucumbers and stuff?

Lol!!!😀😁, I love Green beans too!!! For people, just add bacon or ham!! Mmmmmmm!

at the beginning, you said that you don’t go though the beans before they go bad...you could put half in a ziplock bag and freeze them and then just thaw what you need so you’re using all of it...i do that with the veggies i feed my freshwater fish

Haha my albino bristle nose just had babies i had no idea they where in there until i seen what i thought was a baby snail but was moving way to fast...my female was "bloated" so i fasted her for 2 days and her stomach went back down i was like ok cool she pooped ..nope she was pregnant lol

New sub. Nice video dragon pleco is amazing thx for sharing

tonight my foot long common pleco died... belly got bloated in hours and then dead, while other bristle nose's are breading a lot and live happy. i had him for 1.5y no problem in 6foot tank that is mainly designed for plecos/ big pleco with many large enough hiding spots. driftwood was included, died of different vegetables, combinated in different times and main high quality wafers... where did i do wrong or what happend. as before he died he tried to push hims self out water.

I prefer french cut for fry... easier for them to rasp on as fry!

we have screwcumbers on our website if your wife wants the forks back... haha!

So what’s up with the fork in the tanks? Is it something useful to do or did they drop by mistake and you haven’t got them out yet. Thanks in advance .

What are those objects you have in tank that they swim in for cover

Hey bud, Does it have to be sea salt or can it be regular canned green beans?

Hi Mike I've got 2 plecos in a medium sized tank with 5 red comets and a weather loach which a large one I've only got frozen green beans would they do the job for me and how do I prepare them Regards Dave

Is it okay to give the juice along with it? Thanks

Hey Michael, How long approximately do Super Red Plecos have to be before they will breed? I have 2 that are just under 2", thanks

I have several questions for you. 1. Is any fork fine or does it have to be a special kind of fork..... A particular metal? 2. I have done cucumbers and zucchini for a while now can I/ should I add in a type of meat? Several websites I have looked at says they're omnivores. If so, what kinds of meat. 3. I did not know they were supposed to have wood in the tank . You said driftwood.... Like I live close to the Oregon coast so I could just go and pick up Driftwood and drop it in and he'd be fine? Is this something I need to order or can pick up at a pet store? We are fairly close to a Petco and a PetSmart. I haven't found that they're offerings for fish tanks are great. I absolutely love my little aquatic dinosaur. I want to make sure that I can provide for him to give him a long happy healthy life. Any information you were willing to share would be greatly appreciated.

I have a spotted llevo that is 21 years old local pet store wanted to buy him from me.

They also eat plums pears raspberry whole shrimp try any soft food

Do you also give them bitter gourd? Do you boil it first?

Hi Mike Does Plecos just eat the algae in the tank or i need to feed it. And is The pleco Called Janitor Fish too? (Sorry Bad English)

First like first comment..... does this mean my fish will live forever now

I have a huge pleco, I dont know if I'm feeding him enough how much do you feed big common plecos?

?? I have a problem when trying to feed pleco because he is in the tank with 4 koi fish and anything that hits the water they after it. I even try feeding koi on one side and drop wafers on other side but I have a 10’ koi and he spots wafer and swallows hold. I tried cucumbers the other day and the koi devoured that as well. Any suggestions?? Thanks!

And beans for you and beans for you and beans for you...yummy

I feed my fish every other day, should I feed them more often? I have two plecos, two Cory catfish, 4 African Dwarf frogs, 4 neon tetra, a betta, a clan of cherry and Amani shrinp and 6 other fish. How often should I feed them?

Put them in the freezer😎 you can always thaw them out before you drop them in

How do I know if my pleco is eating please help! I recently got a new pleco for about two weeks now. I have tried a lot of food but my pleco doesnt pay any attention to it. Ive try algae wafer,spinach,zucchini and leave it in the tank over night but my pleco is not touching any if it. Is it hungry? Would it look for food if it was hungry?

I only have the one pleco for now.. Should I only feed her 2 pieces once a day or 2 pieces the 3 times I feed my fish??

I have a little pleco. Will he eat the green beans too? Should I split the green bean so it's easier for the little guy?

Yes wats planko fish were can I get them

I have a 6/7 inch darker pleco with armor like body and a nice pattern all over almost like a tiger/leopard blend but the markings are just a lighter version of the dark color and can only see under light. Any idea his name? He doesn’t move around much and I rarely see Algae in my tank of guppies does he eat fallen flakes or? He was gifted to me last week pretty much saved from certain doom. He looks weak and I’m dropping green beans in now. Any tips? Tank is always kept ultra clean, I’m worried that he won’t have plentiful natural food. Plant, or just green beans, or can I purchase algae somehow?

What size tanks are your BN pelcos in?

wow how many plecos are in each tank?

Do they have to be sea salt green beans or can I just use regular? I have a Pleco, and he’s like 12 years old.. 🤯🤯 and I had NO CLUE he could have my favorite food.. so let me know please and thanks a million! 🙏🏻

Them Plecos love Shrimp they grow pretty fast also...

Is the salt solution not problematic for the fish?

I have seen a lot of strange things in aquariums, but never a fork.

I bet Cory leaned that from Greg Sage but I could be wrong.

Can you use fresh green beans? And do I have to boil them?

Didnt know green beans sank. What are some other vegies that sink. I have couple pretty big plecos Im looking for something that sinks to the bottom of a 90 tall.

What about the seeds????? I've been rinsing and separating the seeds because I'm afraid they will get caught up in my filters. But now I'm wondering if they will eat them, too? Am I wasting my time AND depriving them?

Hi Michael I am looking for small plecos. That will stay small... what plecos do you recommend? My kids just want them for their tanks. And we have alot of tanks coming.

Do you take the green beans out if they aren’t eaten within a certain timeframe?

Those long finned spotted ones are pretty, but they aren't green dragons

I'm sure you have a reason and I'm really interested in finding out. What's up with all the forks in tanks? I'm assuming you have a reason other than a strange sense of decor haha.

I feed my Common Pleco baby spinach. Will he eat green beans also? He is 15 inches long