| Food | Commonality of Use |
| 1. Hikari Sinking Wafers | 100% |
| 2. Brineshrimp (Artemia) | 50% |
| 3. API Bottom Feeder shrimp pellets | 33% |
| 4. Omega One Frozen Bloodworms | 25% |
| 5. TetraMin Tropical Flakes | 20% |
| 6. Plecocaine | 17% |
| 7. Tetra Pro Colour | 14% |
| 8. Repashy bottom scratcher | 13% |
| 9. Vitalis Plec Pellets | 11% |
| 10. JBL Novo Pleco chips | 10% |
| 11. Courgette (Zuccini) | 9% |
| 12. Fresh Cucumber | 8% |
| 13. Algae Wafers | 8% |
| 14. Repashy (various) | 7% |
| 15. Algae Rounds | 7% |
| 16. Spirulina tablets | 6% |
