General Care Discussion :: Eating Algae Discs

[Mooneygh]

So i bought algae discs for my pleco, and my RES has seemed to take a liking to them.
He munches it up and then the pleco comes over and cleans up the mess.
Is it bad that he is eating these?

[TheComputerGremlin]

All things in moderation. As long as he's not eating a lot of them and his belly isn't getting upset, they should be okay. Some members turtles eat the algae discs before they touch green.

[imderanged]

my turtle likes those too.
I actually give them to him a a treat once in a while. I thought I read on here someplace that other people do too. It's sooo cute, he carries it around and he looks like a dog with a frisbee! So far, no upset tummy either.

[1981camaroz28]

Same with my 3 they love them. In the wild they eat it all the time plus it's another source of greens for them.