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Main food for small and medium-sized plecos

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PRONOVO PLECO WAFER M
  • Complete nutrition and ideal growth for small to medium-sized plecos: with spirulina, vegetable matter and energy-providing wheat germ
  • Nutritious and easy to digest thanks to wood fibre content: sinking wafers create ideal feeding conditions for fish species from 5 to 20 cm in the lower water layer
  • No water clouding and water-stable: wafers do not immediately disintegrate in water
  • Fish choose JBL food: 98.5% of all fish species ate the JBL food immediately during research expeditions in freshwaters. No processing of cheap fish meal, fish meat from fish fillet production for humans is used
  • Contents: main food, for aquarium fish. After opening use up within 4 months. Unopened storable for 3 years in high-quality packaging with foil seal.
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Animal welfare is important to us
No processing of cheap fish meal, uses fish meat from fish fillet production with the motto: The large fillet for humans and the small fillet for our aquarium fish.
For years JBL has supported the largest international organisation for the protection of sharks “Shark Project”.

Other good reasons to use JBL fish food:
- The use of pure fish protein without cheap fish meal
- Optimal protein/fat ratio
- Mainly proteins from water animals
- Reduction of algae growth and optimum fish growth thanks to adapted phosphate content
- Impressive acceptance on the part of fish: research expeditions with fish feeding trials in the wild
- Very slight vitamin loss due to airtight sealed packaging

Ahead through research
The results of the JBL research expeditions, combined with the expertise of the JBL research and development team, has resulted in optimal and balanced food mixtures made of high-quality ingredients.

Feeding recommendation
Feed 2 – 3 times a day, as much as can be eaten within approx. 30 minutes. Any uneaten food needs to be siphoned off after one hour latest.

Unopened the food tins can be kept for 3 years, after opening use up within 4 months, since valuable vitamins will deteriorate.
Complements complete food and available separately: supplementary food and treats

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JBL NovoPleco 100 ml

Art. no.:
3031000
EAN Code:
4014162303103
Weight:
53 g
Size:
100 ml
Volume packaging:
0.21 l
Gross weight:
69.6 g
Net weight:
53 g
Weight factor:
1000
Packaging dimensions (l/h/w):
50/85/50 mm

Properties

Animal species: Catfish
Animal size: 5 - 20 cm
Animal age group: small and medium-sized plecos
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 (also at night, if required), as much as can be eaten within approx. 20 minutes

Electronic label / illuminant

Mercury: No
Dimmable: No

Technical Data

Height:85 mm
Length:50 mm
Width:50 mm
diameter:50 mm
This product is unfortunately no longer available

JBL NovoPleco 250 ml

Art. no.:
3031100
EAN Code:
4014162303110
Weight:
133 g
Size:
250 ml
Volume packaging:
0.43 l
Gross weight:
160.3 g
Net weight:
133 g
Weight factor:
1000
Packaging dimensions (l/h/w):
60/120/60 mm

Properties

Animal species: Catfish
Animal size: 5 - 20 cm
Animal age group: small and medium-sized plecos
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 (also at night, if required), as much as can be eaten within approx. 20 minutes

Electronic label / illuminant

Mercury: No
Dimmable: No

Technical Data

Height:120 mm
Length:60 mm
Width:60 mm
diameter:60 mm
This product is unfortunately no longer available

JBL NovoPleco 1 l

Art. no.:
3031200
EAN Code:
4014162303127
Weight:
530 g
Size:
1000 ml
Volume packaging:
1.72 l
Gross weight:
608.9 g
Net weight:
530 g
Weight factor:
1000
Packaging dimensions (l/h/w):
98/179/98 mm

Properties

Animal species: Catfish
Animal size: 5 - 20 cm
Animal age group: small and medium-sized plecos
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 (also at night, if required), as much as can be eaten within approx. 20 minutes

Electronic label / illuminant

Mercury: No
Dimmable: No

Technical Data

Height:179 mm
Length:98 mm
Width:98 mm
diameter:98 mm
This product is unfortunately no longer available

JBL NovoPleco 5,5 l

Art. no.:
3030900
EAN Code:
4014162303097
Weight:
2900 g
Size:
5500 ml
Volume packaging:
9.87 l
Gross weight:
3100 g
Net weight:
2900 g
Weight factor:
1000
Packaging dimensions (l/h/w):
225/195/225 mm

Properties

Animal species: Catfish
Animal size: 5 - 20 cm
Animal age group: small and medium-sized plecos
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 (also at night, if required), as much as can be eaten within approx. 20 minutes

Electronic label / illuminant

Mercury: No
Dimmable: No

Technical Data

Height:195 mm
Length:225 mm
Width:225 mm
diameter:225 mm
Analytical components
Composition
Additives
Antioxydants
E 306 (natural vitamin E extracts)
Vitamins (per 1000 g)
Vitamin A 25000 I. E.
Vitamin D₃ 2000 I. E.
Vitamin E 330 mg
Vitamin C(stable) 400 mg
Colouring
Astaxanthin E161j food colouring
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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Reference guide (Themeworld)

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Instructions

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  • JBL NovoPleco - Erfahrungsbericht aQuaBits
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safety instructions

  • safety instructions for food
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Customer reviews

Reviews

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

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8 more reviews in other languages

8 Reviews in other languages

M. Ulbrich - German
2022-06-17T10:43:26Z

Meine Welse ob carnivor oder omnivor nehmen die Tabs sehr gerne. Für eine abwechslungsreiche Ernährung unverzichtbar. Tolles Futter

Aquawelten - German
2022-02-25T09:29:35Z

Etliche Sorten habe ich ausprobiert. Am ende des Tages greife ich für meine Ancistrus und Hypancistrus immer wieder zu diesen Tabs. Danke dafür

P. Wrobel - German
2022-02-05T17:13:44Z

Super, unsere Welse lieben sie!

andys.planet - German
2021-06-20T06:55:08Z

JBL Novo Pleco ist bei mir ein muss im Futter Sortiment meiner L Welse, ich habe vieles getestet, aber wenn ich zum Abend meinen Welsen Novo Pleco ins Becken gebe, dann eskalieren meine Tiere! Aber auch andere Boden lebende Fische sind verrückt auf die Tabletten! Die Tabs sind für Welse super gesund und fördern die Verdauung da sie 10% Holzfasern enthalten. Die Tabletten enthalten Omega 3 und trüben nicht das Wasser. Dazu gebe ich noch 2 Tabletten Novo Tab Futter Tabletten als kleinen Snack.

Ich kann euch Novo Pleco uneingeschränkt empfehlen.

LG aus Hessen Andy

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Schaut gerne vorbei 👍

german_monstertank - German
2021-04-20T21:47:58Z

Top Wels Futter Novo pleco und pleco Xl sind genau das richtige für meine Welse :)

happyfishtanks - German
2021-03-19T20:27:45Z

Die Chips sinken sehr schnell zu Boden und zufallen nicht. Welse lieben diese Chips. Und Netzpinselalgenfresser auch.

SauerlaenderWelskeller - German
2021-03-05T12:17:58Z

Die L333iger Welse lieben sie :-)

Wir sind der SauerlaenderWelskeller und betreiben eine kleine aber feine L- Welszucht mit vielen verschiedenen, auch seltenen L- Welsen wie z.B. dem L46 oder dem L333, L236, L354, L600 usw. Unsere Tiere fressen die Novo Pleco Tabs für Saugwelse besonders gerne.

Ich schmeiße diese zu den Fütterungszeiten einfach in das Aquarium in die Reichweite der Verstecke der Tiere. Es dauert dann nicht lange und sie machen sich gierig über die Tabs her.

Sollten jedoch einmal ein paar Tabsreste übrig bleiben, da sich die Welse satt gefressen haben, fressen die Schnecken die Reste auf und das Wasser des Aquariums bleibt sauber.

Zu guter Letzt kann ich nur so viel sagen, das ich die Novo Pleco Tabs für Saugwelse wärmstens weiterempfehlen kann!

Liebe Grüße

Stephanie vom SauerlaenderWelskeller

Aquawelten - German
2021-01-22T14:18:22Z

Ohne Erfahrungen bestellt.

Nun kaufe ich nichts anderes mehr! Selbst die Schnecken kriechen drüber, wenn die Welse was über lassen :-)

Beim absinken vergreifen sich noch die Barsche dran. total cool :)

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