Unfortunately the plec died
Thank you for all your replies, they were much appreciated. It's just a pity he couldn't be saved, we'd had him a long time
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- 05 Feb 2013, 21:26
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Sick plec help please
- Replies: 10
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- 31 Jan 2013, 20:42
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Sick plec help please
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Re: Sick plec help please
some fish just die for no apparent reason Some catfish are just quiet a couple of days for no apparent reason Thanks, I just didn't know if I should be doing something. The jumping/twitching strikes me as odd so I thought it might be something obvious that you guys might be able to advise me on ...
- 31 Jan 2013, 20:39
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Sick plec help please
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Re: Sick plec help please
He's twitching/jumping frequently I've seen a pleco act like this once before. Check to see if he has a sunken belly. If it does, I'd suggest listening to MatsP and feeding it zucchini and/or trying algae wafers. I had used to have a Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps, until I re-homed him to someone with ...
- 29 Jan 2013, 21:08
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Sick plec help please
- Replies: 10
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Re: Sick plec help please
Thanks for your reply. The pic was for identification purposes rather than to show what's wrong with him :) He's about 6" long. I'm a complete fish novice and I don't have the information that would be helpful but I will try to get it, my other half isn't around just now. I will, in the meantime, do ...
- 29 Jan 2013, 20:06
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Sick plec help please
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Sick plec help please
Hi, I'm sorry if I'm posting in the wrong place :ymblushing: We have a sick plec and I don't even know what kind of plec he is. You'll need to bear with me, per my username, I'm a bit out of my depth here as the plec actually belongs to my other half and I'm clueless!! He's had this plec for at ...