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Old 03-03-2008, 11:24 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by oliesminis
gone as in dead, if he refused to eat he probably had a problem which may not have been visable

however i wouldnt beat yourself up this isnt unheard of. however you may have a problem, i would try finding a specialist pleco forum to see if they know any better.

could you try adding some details on things such as test results, amount of fish and your cleaning schedule
There was nothing on him, no fungus, no tail rot, etc. I haven't seen him eat since I got him, though I just figured he was eating under the cover of night. He was periodically checking things out, including my wood, but staying under the slate in the caves I made normally.

Water parameters are all normal - ph 7.4, ammonia - 0, nitrite - 0, nitrate - 20. I did just move my big snail from the 10 gallon fry tank into te 55 gallon, but water parameters are normal in that one too and no one shows signs of distress or disease. You can see the fish I have in my signature. I do 20-25% water changes every week and check water parameters twice a week right now. Any ideas?
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55 Gallon
6 Green Sailfin Mollies
3 Dalmation Mollies
2 Black Sailfin Mollies
1 pregnant Platinum Lyretail Molly
1 Red Wag Swordtails
3 Mickey Mouse Swordtails
6 False Network Cories
1 Gold Spot Pleco (L001/L022)
3 Snails

20 Gallon
6 Black Widow Tetras
2 Red Eyed Tetras
6 Glass Catfish
9 Cherry Shrimp
1 Butterfly Pleco (L168)
2 Snails

10 Gallon
2 clown plecos (L104/L162)
25-30 Red Swordtail fry
35-40 Dalmation Molly fry
6 Platinum Molly fry
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