Pleco acting strange

bsmith · 05-22-2005, 05:00 PM

my pleco used to be around the tank a lot and swimming and sucking on the rocks, now he just sits upright and sucks under a part of my "castle" and never moves.. is this normal because i thought he would move a lot once he got into a larger tank ?

fishfreaks · 05-22-2005, 05:58 PM

no its normal, thats just his hiding spot

bsmith · 05-22-2005, 08:00 PM

interesting, i wish he would move, he is pretty cool when he sucks on the glass every once a month

maxpayne_lhp · 05-22-2005, 10:58 PM

Pleco spend most of their time sucking stuff. "Bottom" feeder after all! Argh. And I dun think a change of size does anything to him. He wouldn't care!

lalo · 06-02-2005, 01:17 AM

you should also consider that they are mostly nocturnal maybe try watching him at night with the mimimun light possible and you will most likely see him a liiiiiiittle bit more active

specially were the alga waffers are.

Besides, like fishfreaks, that's probably his hiding spot= his territory (they get more territorial as they grow older)

leongreenway · 06-12-2005, 12:56 PM

Get some Cucumber in there, you might need to boil it a bit to sink it, , or a fork, or
go to Ebay and get a screwcumber to weight it down (cool invention).

Plecos love the stuff, he'll be out as soon as yet gets a sniff !!!!

leongreenway · 06-12-2005, 01:14 PM

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...Picture026.jpg

heres mine lovin it

**Baby_Baby** · 06-12-2005, 02:48 PM

ya, plecos love to hide. its just the way they are. i thought mine was dead, because he was just sitting there, but when its feeding time, he pops out!

osteoporoosi · 06-13-2005, 09:46 AM

Mine are very active in warm water, and tend to get lazier when I spawn my tetras and the temp is lower.

05-22-2005, 05:00 PM	#1
bsmith fish n00b Join Date: May 2005 Age: 26 Posts: 406	Pleco acting strange my pleco used to be around the tank a lot and swimming and sucking on the rocks, now he just sits upright and sucks under a part of my "castle" and never moves.. is this normal because i thought he would move a lot once he got into a larger tank ? __________________ * 40 Gallon BR Tank * 2 Blue Ram 2 AngelFish (gold & marble) 4 Green Cory 3 Neon Tetra 1 Pleco 4 ghost shrimp 1 Golden Apple Snail * 10 Gallon Tank * 2 juvi Albino Cory Cats 4 Neon Tetras http://community.webshots.com/user/bsmith000

05-22-2005, 05:58 PM	#2
fishfreaks M&F Couple Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: PA Age: 21 Posts: 4,303	no its normal, thats just his hiding spot __________________ VOTE FOR FISH FORUMS

05-22-2005, 08:00 PM	#3
bsmith fish n00b Join Date: May 2005 Age: 26 Posts: 406	interesting, i wish he would move, he is pretty cool when he sucks on the glass every once a month __________________ * 40 Gallon BR Tank * 2 Blue Ram 2 AngelFish (gold & marble) 4 Green Cory 3 Neon Tetra 1 Pleco 4 ghost shrimp 1 Golden Apple Snail * 10 Gallon Tank * 2 juvi Albino Cory Cats 4 Neon Tetras http://community.webshots.com/user/bsmith000

05-22-2005, 10:58 PM	#4
maxpayne_lhp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Michigan Age: 20 Posts: 2,174	Pleco spend most of their time sucking stuff. "Bottom" feeder after all! Argh. And I dun think a change of size does anything to him. He wouldn't care! __________________ ~Nam Nguyen~

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leongreenway Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 238	Get some Cucumber in there, you might need to boil it a bit to sink it, , or a fork, or go to Ebay and get a screwcumber to weight it down (cool invention). Plecos love the stuff, he'll be out as soon as yet gets a sniff !!!! __________________ It's better to Burn out than to Fade Away !!

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06-02-2005, 01:17 AM	#5
lalo Fishy Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 26 Posts: 13	you should also consider that they are mostly nocturnal maybe try watching him at night with the mimimun light possible and you will most likely see him a liiiiiiittle bit more active specially were the alga waffers are. Besides, like fishfreaks, that's probably his hiding spot= his territory (they get more territorial as they grow older)

06-12-2005, 01:14 PM	#7
leongreenway Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 238	http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...Picture026.jpg heres mine lovin it __________________ It's better to Burn out than to Fade Away !!

06-12-2005, 02:48 PM	#8
Baby_Baby Friendly Neighborhood Mod Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tulsa Posts: 3,681	ya, plecos love to hide. its just the way they are. i thought mine was dead, because he was just sitting there, but when its feeding time, he pops out! __________________ *Why do you have to "put your two cents in"... but it's only a "penny for your thoughts"? Where's that extra penny going to?*

06-13-2005, 09:46 AM	#9
osteoporoosi Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 633	Mine are very active in warm water, and tend to get lazier when I spawn my tetras and the temp is lower. __________________ http://photobucket.com/albums/v640/osteoporoosi/

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