Well, my plec is still alive and as of yesterday, finally had a bowel movement. But it doesn't look like any I've ever seen. It's very thick and short, translucent, with an almost cotton-like appearance. No new foods - I've just been mainly keeping to algae wafers, spirulina wafers and flake, and ...

Well, prior to him getting sick, his diet consisted of: tropical tablets and algea wafers; slow sinking granules; freeze dried tubifex worms; some flake (disk form); frozen brine shrimp and zucchini (the only veg my plecs will eat). I have 3 others, one of whom is the same age as this one.They've ...

About a week ago I noticed my "common plec" was not eating, looked very bloated, was listless, had not been, to put it delicately, going potty. In fact, his vent looks swollen and red. He's just about two years old, is about ten inches long, has always had excellent health and a good appetite. There ...