I have many Pl*co before and they neva seen to grow.why is that.I just remodel my tank so i got a little one and now that i heard they can grow up to 1 inches i am wondering why my other pl*co doesnt grow?? Are there food that i am suppose to feed it with or wut can i do to make it grow big and strong???? Plz help out this lost guy thanx you
WHy doesnt my Pl*co grow???
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My Common Pl*co, Monster, went from 1.5" to 6" in about 10 months in a 29g.
He gets fed twice a day either a pinch of shrimp pellets, a large algea tablet or a few Hikari Sinking Wafers. And if he has been a good boy and not uprooted the hornwort, he may get a slice of zucinni twice a week. He also cleans up the frozen blood worms and shrimp that the other fish miss.
I never break the wafers or the algea tablets. He has to compete with some of my other fish for them so it is better that he is able to claim the large piece instead of having to fight for all the little ones.
He will just suck on them as the water softens it up.
One of the things that I do is to put the food in the same place everyday. That way he knows to look for it when I feed the other fish. He gets antsy if I don't feed him immediately after I feed the other fish their flake food. He'll search and search and search in his feeding spot until I send down the goodies.
Here are a few pics of my eating machine - http://home.rochester.rr.com/lincourt/Me/Fish/monster.html
He gets fed twice a day either a pinch of shrimp pellets, a large algea tablet or a few Hikari Sinking Wafers. And if he has been a good boy and not uprooted the hornwort, he may get a slice of zucinni twice a week. He also cleans up the frozen blood worms and shrimp that the other fish miss.
I never break the wafers or the algea tablets. He has to compete with some of my other fish for them so it is better that he is able to claim the large piece instead of having to fight for all the little ones.
He will just suck on them as the water softens it up.
One of the things that I do is to put the food in the same place everyday. That way he knows to look for it when I feed the other fish. He gets antsy if I don't feed him immediately after I feed the other fish their flake food. He'll search and search and search in his feeding spot until I send down the goodies.
Here are a few pics of my eating machine - http://home.rochester.rr.com/lincourt/Me/Fish/monster.html
My LO66 (his name is Hollywood) is not growing very fast. He seems to be taking his sweet time getting bigger. I have had him since before December, and he is my new pelco and happily is the only pelco in the 30-gallon tank.
Now the other 6, they were about a 1.5 inches and have now grown to about 4 to 5 inches long in on average. The oldest one is about a year old now down to about 8 months old from the day they came home from the fish store. They eat a ton of food off the bottom. My honey, (Dr. Fishkill on this board) feeds them a ton of algae chips and sinking chips in the tank. Now, granted their are cories, algae eaters and Oto in the tank as well, and that is the way we make sure everyone gets enough to eat, plus the other fish’s leftovers. They all live in the 75-gallon tank.
I guess what I am trying to say is each fish is different. My oldest pelco is smaller than the ones Dr. Fishkill brought with him when they all moved in. (Thankfully, the 75-gallon tank had room in it to take the contents of his tank!!) Just as long as their care for and eat, be happy. The pelco will grow in time.
Monster is cool! I gotta get my gang out for some pictures... I swear they see the camera and all the fish run for cover!
Now the other 6, they were about a 1.5 inches and have now grown to about 4 to 5 inches long in on average. The oldest one is about a year old now down to about 8 months old from the day they came home from the fish store. They eat a ton of food off the bottom. My honey, (Dr. Fishkill on this board) feeds them a ton of algae chips and sinking chips in the tank. Now, granted their are cories, algae eaters and Oto in the tank as well, and that is the way we make sure everyone gets enough to eat, plus the other fish’s leftovers. They all live in the 75-gallon tank.
I guess what I am trying to say is each fish is different. My oldest pelco is smaller than the ones Dr. Fishkill brought with him when they all moved in. (Thankfully, the 75-gallon tank had room in it to take the contents of his tank!!) Just as long as their care for and eat, be happy. The pelco will grow in time.
Monster is cool! I gotta get my gang out for some pictures... I swear they see the camera and all the fish run for cover!