The mystery of 2 dead Gold Nuggets. L205 guilty???????

batho · Post by **batho** » 26 Jan 2003, 19:12

Don't know if anybody remembers but i had 2 Gold Nuggets (1 b4 Christmas and 1 after). Bot died within weeks of purchase. As discussed previously, everything seemed fine and then they just turned white and died.
In the same tank i had an L205 who is very healthy and active.
I have since purchased an LDA33 and saw the L205 attacking him last night (chasing and head butting). This happened as soon as the lights were out.
I am now wondering if the others died of being harrassed by this very aggresive L205.
Does anybody have any experience of this? I was told these beautiful fish were compatible.
Tank size: 48"x12"x15".
L205: 2.5"
LDA33: 2"
Plenty of hiding places including wood, pipes, plants etc.
Any views b4 i lose the LDA33 (he looks OK today, feeding and pooping like a trooper!).

polkadot · Post by **polkadot** » 26 Jan 2003, 19:20

Do you feed your plecos after lights off? My plecos (i have 1 L205) only show aggression during feeding time..

batho · Post by **batho** » 26 Jan 2003, 22:21

Thanx Polkadot,

LDA33 feeds anytime (day or night) but L205 only comes out when lights are out.

Adding a few more pipes tomorrow night (trying half pipes with small pebbles stuck on with silicon).

Can i use normal silicon or does it need to be aquarium silicon?

Steve

batho · Post by **batho** » 26 Jan 2003, 22:23

Thanx Polkadot,

LDA33 feeds anytime (day or night) but L205 only comes out when lights are out.

Adding a few more pipes tomorrow night (trying half pipes with small pebbles stuck on with silicon).

Can i use normal silicon or does it need to be aquarium silicon?

Steve

ClayT101 · Post by **ClayT101** » 27 Jan 2003, 04:08

Just use 100% silicone, make sure that it has no additives such as fungacide.

polkadot · Post by **polkadot** » 27 Jan 2003, 04:21

Yap, its good to use only aquarium silicone for they're tested to be safe with your fishes...

batho · Post by **batho** » 27 Jan 2003, 17:54

thanks for the info. on the silicon.

Has anyone got any more views on the L205 and LDA33 fighting issues?

Steve

Yann · Post by **Yann** » 27 Jan 2003, 22:57

Hi!

Well if this is happening during night time it is because pl*co are usually nocturnal fish.
Usually these fish are rather territorial and each one has its own territory.
What you should do when introducing a new pl*co in your tank, should be to change the setup to distrub the dominant one ( the one in there for a longer time in this case). I would also recommand to add not only one but 2-3 more mid size this should spread the aggressivness of the dominant pl*co on several fish and not just only one!
Cheers
Yann

Post by **Rusty** » 27 Jan 2003, 23:31

If you can find it, cyanoacrylate glue would be a better choice than silicone for building caves, simpley because it is much stronger. This is esp. important if your dealing with large/strong fish.

Rusty