My Placos Keep Dying
- Thread starter sarahg
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I am assuming these are common plecs? As stated what are you feeding them. It's a common misbelief that if you feed them they won't eat algae or there is no need to feed them they can live off of algae. I have actually heard the first bit of misinformation being told to a customer at a LFS.
On the other hand, I've found that if you get them when they are really little (2 and under inches) they are sensitive to any tank conditions that are less than ideal. When I was first starting I went through a handful of plecs because of this.
On the other hand, I've found that if you get them when they are really little (2 and under inches) they are sensitive to any tank conditions that are less than ideal. When I was first starting I went through a handful of plecs because of this.
my ple*o is in fine fettle...
water temp is 24/75...ph is 7.2...
hardness...dunno...
i feed sinking algae wafers ... 1/2 per night...
and 3 times a week a sinking bottom feeder pellet...
he also gets half a one inch slice of cucumber...de-seeded...per week...
tried him on shelled peas...not bothered...
water changes...10% every other day...
hope this helps...
water temp is 24/75...ph is 7.2...
hardness...dunno...
i feed sinking algae wafers ... 1/2 per night...
and 3 times a week a sinking bottom feeder pellet...
he also gets half a one inch slice of cucumber...de-seeded...per week...
tried him on shelled peas...not bothered...
water changes...10% every other day...
hope this helps...
^^^ I also don't feed my common pleco anything special. I notice he comes out after feeding and picks up flakes off the substrate. He does not do much algae cleaning though, lazy fish.
My bristlenoses (tiny 1"-1.25")in my other aquarium are constantly scavanging, night and day, eating algae, leftoverflakes, whatever they can find. I feed them an algae wafer treat about 2x a week.
So, I've had good experiences keeping them alive either way. The only time I've ever lost a pleco was when one jumped out of my first 10g tank. How do the other fish act towards it? Can they be being picked on to death?
My bristlenoses (tiny 1"-1.25")in my other aquarium are constantly scavanging, night and day, eating algae, leftoverflakes, whatever they can find. I feed them an algae wafer treat about 2x a week.
So, I've had good experiences keeping them alive either way. The only time I've ever lost a pleco was when one jumped out of my first 10g tank. How do the other fish act towards it? Can they be being picked on to death?