Feeding and Nutrition :: Eating the dock...algae

[emma]

Is eating algae on the zoo med dock i have for my turtles OK? Only Keira is doing this. And there is not much algae on the dock. She probably really isn't getting any. So, should i just let her try to eat it, or give her something else?

[Daniel3507]

i would just let her eat it. i dont think its a big deal. cujo used to do that until i got a pleco. now the pleco eats it before it even builds up

[FLhaven4strays]

My pond turtles eat the alge that hangs from the waterfall area into the water all the time, so do the goldfish. The plecos take care of the rest. They've been doing this for a long time & I figure it's probably good for them. They get plenty of it in the wild, right?