jwokmuba2

i have a clown plec and i was just wondering if it was necesary to have a moon light to make sure he knew when it was time to come out and play, plus ill be able to see him..... just wondering

Mr. Greg

I have a clown pleco but do not have a moonlight. I feed him once the lights go out, and he usually runs right out to feed. In order to see him more, I placed his favorite piece of drift wood close to the side of the tank, which let's me see him anytime and he still feels secure hiding in his wood 'cave'.

I'd be interested to hear from anyone who uses a moonlight though as I have thought about getting one as well.

harpua2002

It isn't necessary at all.

Moon lights are purely for aesthetics, whether it's FW or SW. If you like them, go for it! It's really neat to see your nocturnal fish in action. But if it's not for you, then that's cool too.

jwokmuba2

just wondering how much and how many times a week you feed him, all i have right now is a piece of dw, but i plan on getting some zuchini( did i spell that right,lol) anyway

Mr. Greg

He seems to get most his food from the DW in there, but I do also feed him algae wafers (i like Hikari). They come fairly big so I break them and feed him half or 1/4 of one once a day. I have shrimp to also pick at it.
He seems to like them a lot. I've heard some will turn away a bit from algae as they grow, but I've not seen that at all so far.
That being said, he does get a good deal of his diet from the wood and I think would do fine with feedings a little less often.

I also try to feed him some veggies on occasion, like you mentioned.

jwokmuba2

thanks, ive heard that they are good algea eaters and vice versa.......

Borisbbadd

I don't think mine knows what algea is........

Neji

Do moonlights use infrared lighting?

Because I know that animals don't see the infrared lighting, along with reptiles. Although I don't know about the fishes though. I've only just seen infrared lighting on this TV series Planet Earth from BBC. And on other BBC David Attenborough narrated films he does.

jwokmuba2

i think that they are just low light LED's

Tony G.

theyre LED's... i have them

jwokmuba2

thanks tony. oh by the way, remember that plane that has the dead guy in it..... do u want it?