Sera Pleco Chips

Sera Pleco Chips

Sera Pleco Chips is a sinking staple food for Ancistrus (bristlenose) and other plecos. It gives these rasping, suckermouth catfish a balanced diet that supports healthy digestion and lets them graze slowly, the way they feed in nature. It suits South African aquarists who want a pleco food that holds together overnight without clouding the tank, and it is made without dyes or preservatives.

Key Benefits

• Staple food for plecos: A complete feed for Ancistrus, formulated for rasping and suckermouth bottom-dwelling fish such as bristlenose and other plecos.
• Quick-sinking chips: The chips drop straight to the bottom, so they reach your catfish rather than being taken by mid-water and surface feeders.
• High in fibre for healthy digestion: The balanced recipe contains a high share of plant fibre, including willow bark and stinging nettle among other sources, to support healthy digestion.
• Natural spirulina: Spirulina (4.5%) is included alongside the fibre to support healthy digestion and development.
• Holds its shape for at least 24 hours: The chips go smooth in water but keep their form for a full day or longer. Your plecos can rasp at them gradually without the food breaking up and polluting the water.
• Made for night-time grazers: Plecos are mainly nocturnal. Long-lasting chips let them eat slowly and at night without problems, which matches their natural feeding habits.
• No dyes or preservatives: Part of the sera "Nature" range. Like all sera aquarium foods, it is made without artificial colourants or preservatives.
• Vitamin-enriched: Added vitamins A, D3, E, B1, B2 and stabilised vitamin C round out the nutrition.

How to Use

Drop the chips into the aquarium near your plecos' favourite hiding spots or on open substrate where they forage. The chips sink quickly and soften to a smooth surface your catfish can rasp with their suckermouths. Because the chips stay intact for at least 24 hours, shy or nocturnal fish can find them after the lights go out.

• Feed sparingly, once daily.
• For nocturnal species, feeding in the evening works best, ideally around lights-out.
• Watch how much is eaten over the following day and adjust the amount so you are not overfeeding. This is particularly worth doing in warm South African summers, when water quality matters most.

Dosage

Feed sparingly once daily. Feed nocturnal animals preferably in the evening.

Suitable For

• Ancistrus (bristlenose plecos)
• Other plecos and loricariid catfish
• Rasping and suckermouth bottom fish in freshwater aquariums
• Shy or mainly nocturnal catfish that need food which sinks and stays put for a long time

Compatibility

Catfish tend to be shy aquarium inhabitants. Some only come out at night, and they search for food either in the bottom substrate or by rasping and suction. That is why they need a food that sinks to the bottom and keeps its shape for a long time, which is what these chips are made to do.

Most catfish are omnivores, but feeding preferences vary. Some species, such as loricariids (the pleco family), prefer mainly plant-based food. Others, such as Corydoras, lean towards animal-based food. sera offers three different staple foods for catfish, each with its own composition and structure to meet these specific needs. Pleco Chips is the option built for Ancistrus and other plecos. Its fibre-rich, plant-forward recipe also includes fish meal, green-lipped mussel and egg for a balanced diet.

Specifications

• Type: Complete feed for Ancistrus, as quick-sinking chips
• Range: sera "Nature", with no dyes or preservatives
• Shape retention in water: At least 24 hours

Ingredients: fish meal, corn starch, wheat flour, wheat germ, spirulina (4.5%), brewers yeast, milk powder, fish oil, willow bark (1%), alder cones (1%), whole egg powder, stinging nettle, alfalfa, parsley, mannan oligosaccharides, sea algae meal, paprika, spinach, carrots, fenugreek seeds, green-lipped mussel meat meal, fennel seeds, anise seeds, Haematococcus algae, garlic.

Analytical constituents:

• Crude protein: 32.0%
• Crude fat: 11.0%
• Crude fibre: 5.0%
• Moisture: 6.0%
• Crude ash: 7.0%

Additives (vitamins and provitamins):

• 3a672a / Vitamin A: 30,000 IU/kg
• 3a671 / Vitamin D3: 1,500 IU/kg
• 3a700 / Vitamin E: 60 mg/kg
• 3a820 / Vitamin B1: 30 mg/kg
• 3a825i / Vitamin B2: 90 mg/kg
• 3a312 / Stabilised vitamin C: 550 mg/kg

Frequently Asked Questions

Will Sera Pleco Chips cloud my aquarium water?
The chips are designed to keep their shape for at least 24 hours and not pollute the water. As with any food, feed sparingly so that nothing sits uneaten for days.

When is the best time to feed my bristlenose pleco?
Feed once daily. Because Ancistrus and most plecos are mainly nocturnal, sera recommends feeding in the evening so the chips are waiting when your fish become active.

Is this a complete diet or just a treat?
It is a staple, complete feed for Ancistrus. It has 32.0% crude protein, 5.0% crude fibre and added vitamins A, D3, E, B1, B2 and C.

Why is fibre important for plecos?
Plecos rasp at plant material in the wild. The high fibre content, including willow bark (1%) and stinging nettle, together with natural spirulina (4.5%), supports healthy digestion and development.

Can I feed Pleco Chips to Corydoras?
Corydoras tend to prefer more animal-based food. sera makes three separate catfish staple foods for different needs, and Pleco Chips is formulated for Ancistrus and other plecos.

Does it contain artificial colours or preservatives?
No. Pleco Chips belongs to the sera "Nature" range and contains no dyes or preservatives.

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