How to make sure shrimps and plecos eat enough?

[InfraredDream]

Hello,

I have been working lately about this? It is a very well planted tank and has lots of endlers some julli corries, 2 amano and some cherry shrimps and now I have a few albino pleco babies. I also have snails in there. I can see amanos getting some algae wafers. Baby plecos are always up and down the glass, sometimes I see them on the rock and plants, but rarely. Shrimps are all over the place of course I feed bloodworms, crushed flakes, algae wafers and shrinking shrimp food. Do I need to worry if everybody has enough food? What if there isn't enough algae for plecos (they are still tiny) and shrimps? I don't see them getting any food, but are they finding enough leftovers?

Thanks!

[JTang]

I throw in a piece of cucumber/zucchini (weighed down) once a week just to be sure that the plecos aren't starving. Besides it's good for them n they just love it. They nip at it until it's gone...

[Mferko]

i do the same with blanched yam a couple nights a week throw it in at night take it out the next morning
sometimes a couple algae wafers at night too

[CRS Fan]

Make sure you have ample filtration and feed items that don't spoil quickly. I feed no fresh veggies, but feed ShrimpLab food, Ebitabreed, Shirakura, NLS Algae Wafers, and soon also Critter Crumbs on a random feeding schedule. Mind you I mainly have shrimp !

Best regards,

Stuart

[InfraredDream]

Thank you all! I was wondering for the fresh veggies as well, I am worried they can spoil the water. Feeding during the night sounds like a good idea, maybe I should do this. I know I am putting good food for them, but as I said there are other fish and shrimps that are faster...
Anybody has the same or similar community? I love how this tank is working and looking, but I want to be sure everybody's happy.

[trevorhoang]

i put in a slice of zucchini and i leave it in there for 2 days or so and then i take it out. my pleco and shrimp seems to share their food just fine.

hope your shrimps are doing fine milena =)

[InfraredDream]

I hope they are fine, but still no babies Not sure if endlers or cories eat them, but at least adult shrimps seem happy.
I will try zucchini as you all said they love it. If I change it every day, it should be fine and won't cloud the water, right?

[Pamelajo]

Yes it should be fine. The endlers and cories could definitely be eating the babies.

[Mferko]

cuccumber doesnt last long b4 it clouds the water, zucchini lasts longer, yam the longest. yam also has the most nutritional value

[trevorhoang]

I never tryed yam. My shrimps don't go near the cucumbers. I assume we freeze or boil the yam and then let it cool before feeding the shrimps?

I tryed frozen spinach and the shrimps n plecos love that too.