JBL PRONOVO PLECO WAFER XL
Food tablets with wood content for large herbivorous sucker catfish from 15-40 cm

  • Large food wafers for all sucker catfish that feed on plants and algae, such as many Hypostomus species. Its wood content meets the needs of catfish species which need to rasp wood
  • Use: allow to sink to the aquarium ground. For twilight and nocturnal species, feed only after switching off the lights
  • Natural raw ingredients without artificial additives for a natural diet and healthy aquarium fish. Tested on JBL research expeditions in the tropics
  • Very high acceptance even with choosy species thanks to high-quality raw ingredients such as spinach, salmon, spirulina and shrimps
  • Package contents: original sealed, air- and light-tight, recyclable tin with dosing aid inside the lid (for 250 ml, 1000 ml)
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Price: 11,50 €
basic price 92 EUR / kg
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Price: 31,44 €
basic price 61.65 EUR / kg
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Price: 98,79 €
basic price 35.28 EUR / kg
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Product information

The group of sucker catfish is quite diverse in its diet: the vast majority of species feed herbivorously on plants and algae. Of these, many species are also wood eaters. However, there are also species, such as the zebra or cactus catfish, which do not eat plants but eat micro-organisms, insects and even dead fish. For these species JBL PRONOVO TAB is the right choice. For all other sucking catfish, JBL PRONOVO PLECO has been developed and is available in two sizes. By the way, experts can tell what the catfish eat by its dentition.

Some sucker catfish species will not come out when the light is on. If you then feed food tablets, they will disintegrate and tend to be eaten by the other fish, if they like "green food tablets". In this case it is advisable to feed JBL PRONOVO PLECO AFTER switching off the light. The wafers (chips which are thinner than food tablets) do not dissolve so quickly and retain their consistency until the catfish are active, so that the sucker catfish have to grate vigorously (important for the teeth - no joke!).

What do you do if you keep different bottom dwellers in an aquarium?
Fish also have a sense of taste and refuse food they don’t like. We do not keep ANY bottom-dwelling species, which would experience problems if they ate from a food tablet intended for another species (e.g. loaches). So feed both types of tablets (e.g. JBL PRONOVO PLECO for herbivorous sucker catfish and JBL PRONOVO TAB for carnivorous or omnivorous catfish) at the same time. It is even beneficial for the fish, as they are offered more variety and yet each group of fish gets its species-appropriate nutrition.

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JBL PRONOVO PLECO WAFER XL 250ml

Art. no.:
3133818
EAN Code:
4014162066367
Content:
250 ml
Weight:
125 g
Volume packaging:
0.36 l
Gross weight:
160.9 g
Net weight:
125 g
Weight factor:
0
Packaging dimensions (l/h/w):
56/146/56 mm

Properties

Animal species: Catfish
Animal size: 15 - 40 cm
Animal age group: All aquarium fish
Volume habitat: For all aquariums
Material: You will find details of the materials used under Details & Composition
Feed type: food tablets
Colour: green
Dosage: Feed 1 – 2 times a day, as much as can be eaten within a few minutes

Electronic label / illuminant

Mercury: No
Dimmable: No

Technical Data

Height:146 mm
Length:56 mm
Width:56 mm
diameter:56 mm

JBL PRONOVO PLECO WAFER XL 1000ml

Art. no.:
3133918
EAN Code:
4014162066275
Content:
1000 ml
Weight:
510 g
Volume packaging:
1.26 l
Gross weight:
589.96 g
Net weight:
510 g
Weight factor:
0
Packaging dimensions (l/h/w):
90/198/90 mm

Properties

Animal species: Catfish
Animal size: 15 - 40 cm
Animal age group: All aquarium fish
Volume habitat: For all aquariums
Material: You will find details of the materials used under Details & Composition
Feed type: food tablets
Colour: green
Dosage: Feed 1 – 2 times a day, as much as can be eaten within a few minutes

Electronic label / illuminant

Mercury: No
Dimmable: No

Technical Data

Height:198 mm
Length:90 mm
Width:90 mm
diameter:90 mm

JBL PRONOVO PLECO WAFER XL 5.5l

Art. no.:
3134000
EAN Code:
4014162313409
Content:
5,5 l
Weight:
2800 g
Volume packaging:
7.46 l
Gross weight:
2979 g
Net weight:
2800 g
Weight factor:
0
Packaging dimensions (l/h/w):
223/191/223 mm

Properties

Animal species: Catfish
Animal size: 15 - 40 cm
Animal age group: All aquarium fish
Volume habitat: For all aquariums
Material: You will find details of the materials used under Details & Composition
Feed type: food tablets
Colour: green
Dosage: Feed 1 – 2 times a day, as much as can be eaten within a few minutes

Electronic label / illuminant

Mercury: No
Dimmable: No

Technical Data

Height:191 mm
Length:223 mm
Width:223 mm
diameter:223 mm
Analytical components
Composition
Additives
Antioxydants
1b306(i)
Colouring
are not added by JBL
Vitamins per kg
Vitamin A 25000 I. E.
Vitamin D₃ 3000 I. E.
Vitamin E 300 mg
Vitamin C 200 mg
FAQ
How long does the food keep after opening?

Please ensure you buy a packaging size suitable for your aquarium/terrarium/pond so that the quantity contained is used up within 4 months. Compare it with a tin of biscuits lying around for several months. When properly stored they are not necessarily soggy, but they are not quite as tasty as when the packet was opened. Therefore it is not advisable to use the food after this time.

The repeated opening and closing of the packaging brings the food into contact with bacteria and humidity over a longer storage period. Thus the quality of the premium food reduces continuously and this influences the vitamin content and the freshness of the food. For the benefit of your animals you always should feed them fresh food.

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Instructions

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Customer reviews

Reviews

Overall rating: 5.0
6 public review(s) for this product.

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6 more reviews in other languages

6 Reviews in other languages

ShakaAnimalStudio - German
2023-11-16T15:29:23Z

Endlich mal etwas großes :) Mit dem kleinen zeug kann mein großer Wels nichts anfangen, da habe ich diese XL Tabletten entdeckt und er liebt sie! Vorrat ist schon bestellt :)


P. Pfeiffer - German
2023-05-04T12:27:08Z

Sehr gutes Futter,

Kommt sehr gut bei meinen Kaktuswelsen sowie meinen Panaque an!

Kann ich nur empfehlen.


ShrimpPuddle - German
2023-03-27T15:31:11Z

Die Tabs werden sehr gut von meinen Antennenwelsen angenommen.

Der Holzfaseranteil trägt sehr gut zu einer natürlichen Ernährung bei. Top.


elacuariodelnorte - Spanish
2023-01-24T15:18:20Z

Son pastilla de fondo bastante grandes, yo para el 240l echo 3 pastillas y los mas de 30 ancistrus se ponen las botas. Las corydoras también andan alrededor de las pastillas como locas


A.Q.U.A.R.I.S.T.I.Komet - German
2022-12-19T02:30:55Z

Unsere Welse haben das Futter super angenommen, der Fasernanteil ist wirklich eine interessante Abwechslung auf dem Speiseplan. Der Tab liegt am Biden und ist somit auch für schüchterne Fische leicht zu erreichen, in unserer Community wurde das Futter schon ausprobiert.


SauerlaenderWelskeller - German
2022-09-11T10:32:50Z

Ich bekam die Möglichkeit die neuen Pro Novo Pleco Wafer XL zu testen. Auf der Dose ist ein grüner L200 Wels abgebildet. Daher war ich sehr neugierig und habe sie gleich bei unseren L200 Welsen ausprobiert. Der Wafer sank schnell zum Boden des Aquariums und es dauerte nicht lange da saß bereits der erste L200 mit seinem Maul auf dem Wafer. Wenig später folgten die anderen L200 Welse und es begann eine regelrechte Schlacht am Buffet! ;-)


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