JBL ProNovo Pleco Wafer food for bottom-feeding fish

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These sinking wafers feed herbivorous catfish that graze on tank décor, and their ingredient list includes wood fibre.

They contain 11% crude fibre against 29% protein, and should be offered after the lights go out.

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Volume : 250 ml
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The summary

Sinking wood-fibre wafers for herbivorous bottom-dwelling catfish

JBL ProNovo Pleco Wafer feeds herbivorous catfish of 1 to 20 cm that graze on the decor, plecos and ancistrus above all. Its sinking wafers contain wood fibre, which accounts for 11% cellulose alongside 29% protein. They are given after the lights go out, once or twice a day.

These tablets feed herbivorous catfish of 1 to 20 cm that spend their time stuck to the decor, plecos and ancistrus above all. They reach the bottom quickly and keep their shape there for several minutes, instead of breaking up as they fall. The ingredients list opens with wheat germ and spinach, and it includes a raw material that no other food on the shelf declares, namely wood fibre.

🪵 11% cellulose

The cellulose content here reaches 11%, against 2 to 4% in the other aquarium foods on the shelf. It comes from wood fibre, which makes up 10% of the recipe, and from the plant ingredients that top the list: spinach, spirulina, green meal and beet pulp. Protein stays low at 29%, and fat at 7%. One consequence is worth remembering for your water: at an equal ration, a 29% formula releases less nitrogen than a 42% one, so your filter has less ammonium to convert and your plants receive less nitrate, as explained in the article on the nitrogen cycle.

🌙 The meal after lights out

The rhythm of these fish differs from that of the rest of the tank. Midwater fish feed in the light, at the surface or mid-water, whereas nocturnal loricariids feed in the evening, on the bottom, in the dark. So you give two separate feeds, and the ration for each is calculated separately: if you add the evening tablet without revisiting the morning quantity, the total input rises and your water becomes overloaded. Observe for a week what is left on the bottom in the morning, then adjust the number of tablets with the help of an ammonium test.

The timing

Species that are active at dusk and at night look for food once the light is off. So feed after the light unit has gone out.

The quantity

Give what is eaten within a few minutes, once or twice a day. Remove the rest in the morning.

The opened box

Allow 4 months at most to use it up, kept closed between uses, in a dry place away from light.

A root to grate between meals

An aquarium root gives these fish a surface to rasp at constantly, between feeds. Get one if your tank does not have one yet, because the pellet covers the meal and not the occupation of the day. And keep an ammonium test to hand, since a pellet forgotten at the bottom raises the ammonium level before you spot it.

The tablet left over in the morning

A pellet that is not eaten softens on the bottom without disappearing, and it releases organic matter into the water for as long as it stays there, even when it still looks intact. Siphon it out the very next morning rather than leaving it another day, especially as it often ends up wedged under a decoration where you can no longer see it. If the ammonium level rises for no apparent reason, look first for a pellet left under a stone or a root.

🐟 Which fish it suits

The primary target is the ancistrus, plecos and other grazing loricariids, whose digestive tract is built for a fibrous plant-based diet. These fish rasp continuously at wood and biofilm, and a diet too rich in protein does not suit them well in the long run. Corydoras and loaches, which sift the substrate without rasping wood, benefit less from cellulose at 11% and need a mainly meat-based pellet instead. So check which family your bottom-dwelling fish belong to before ordering, as these two groups live in the same part of the tank without having the same diet.

Technical specifications

The pellet and its analysis

Target fish
Herbivorous loricariids from 1 to 20 cm
Shape
Fast-sinking pelletIt holds its shape on the bottom for several minutes
Crude protein
29%
Crude fat
7%
Crude fibre
11%Wood fibre makes up 10% of the recipe
Crude ash
8%

To budget for separately

A surface to rasp
An aquarium root
Nitrogen monitoring
An ammonium drop test

In the box

  • 1 box of 250 ml of tablets
  • 1 built-in dosing cap

Nutritional analysis and composition as declared by JBL, recorded on 19/09/2026 and checked on 08/10/2026.

Manufacturer and product safety

Manufacturer
JBL GmbH & Co. KG
Postal address
Dieselstraße 3, 67141 Neuhofen, Allemagne
Website
www.jbl.de

Information provided under Regulation (EU) 2023/988 on general product safety.

Four aquarium foods from the shelf, head to head

What sets them apart is the target species, the shape and the protein content.

Is this bottom tablet the one you need? The fish that concerns you and the place where the food should stay are enough to point to one of the four tubs.

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JBL ProNovo Pleco Wafer food forYour choice
Who it's for
Target speciesGuppies and other livebearersOrnamental fish from 3 to 10 cmOmnivorous and carnivorous cichlidsHerbivorous bottom-dwelling loricariids
First raw materialSpirulina 18 %Insect proteinSalmon mealWheatgerm
What the label states
Crude protein (%)36 %42 %42 %29 %
Crude fat (%)5 %6 %8 %7 %
Crude fibre (%)2 %3 %4 %11 %
ShapeFine granuleStickGranuleTablet
The price
Price$12.43$9.01$12.43$10.83
JBL ProNovo Guppy Grano S food for guppies
Who it's for
Target speciesGuppies and other livebearers
First raw materialSpirulina 18 %
What the label states
Crude protein (%)36 %
Crude fat (%)5 %
Crude fibre (%)2 %
ShapeFine granule
The price
JBL ProNovo Insect Stick S insect-based
Who it's for
Target speciesOrnamental fish from 3 to 10 cm
First raw materialInsect protein
What the label states
Crude protein (%)42 %
Crude fat (%)6 %
Crude fibre (%)3 %
ShapeStick
The price
JBL ProNovo Cichlid Grano M food for
Who it's for
Target speciesOmnivorous and carnivorous cichlids
First raw materialSalmon meal
What the label states
Crude protein (%)42 %
Crude fat (%)8 %
Crude fibre (%)4 %
ShapeGranule
The price
JBL ProNovo Pleco Wafer food forRecommended
Who it's for
Target speciesHerbivorous bottom-dwelling loricariids
First raw materialWheatgerm
What the label states
Crude protein (%)29 %
Crude fat (%)7 %
Crude fibre (%)11 %
ShapeTablet
The price

Nutritional analyses and compositions as declared by JBL, recorded on 19/09/2026 and checked on 08/10/2026.

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