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Pitbull Pleco sick or ready to spawn?
Posted: 17 Dec 2011, 16:54
by Goobs
Hi,
I'm not sure if one of my pitbull plecos is sick or not. Water perameters are all normal and i do about a 30% water change a week. The tank is about 160L. Hopefully you guys can tell from the pic.
Thanks
Ian
Re: Pitbull Pleco sick or ready to spawn?
Posted: 17 Dec 2011, 17:16
by araceae
Well as far as i know they have never been spawned in captivity...
Could be a tumor. I am not sure.
btw, What is your substrate? Looks really different!
Re: Pitbull Pleco sick or ready to spawn?
Posted: 17 Dec 2011, 17:24
by Goobs
The substrate is Fluval shrimp stratum. Hope your not right about the tumor
Re: Pitbull Pleco sick or ready to spawn?
Posted: 17 Dec 2011, 21:48
by Birger
Water perameters are all normal
It would help to have more information, what is "normal" can you give the readings?
Temperature?
What foods?
Well as far as i know they have never been spawned in captivity...
Chaetostoma have been spawned in captivity...a forum search should bring up a few examples.
Birger
Re: Pitbull Pleco sick or ready to spawn?
Posted: 17 Dec 2011, 23:21
by MatsP
"Pitbull" = Parotocinclus jumbo or P. spilosoma and similar species. Chaetostoma are "Bulldog" plecos.
Several types of Parotocinclus has also been bred in captivity.
And yes, they are easily confused.
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Mats
Re: Pitbull Pleco sick or ready to spawn?
Posted: 17 Dec 2011, 23:26
by racoll
You should be able to tell from its behaviour if it is sick. A gravid fish will just be acting normally, but be fat.
Re: Pitbull Pleco sick or ready to spawn?
Posted: 17 Dec 2011, 23:37
by Birger
"Pitbull" = Parotocinclus jumbo or P. spilosoma and similar species. Chaetostoma are "Bulldog" plecos.
Several types of Parotocinclus has also been bred in captivity.
And yes, they are easily confused.
hehe...the joy of common names
Re: Pitbull Pleco sick or ready to spawn?
Posted: 18 Dec 2011, 14:03
by Goobs
MatsP wrote:"Pitbull" = Parotocinclus jumbo or P. spilosoma and similar species. Chaetostoma are "Bulldog" plecos.
Several types of Parotocinclus has also been bred in captivity.
And yes, they are easily confused.
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Mats
I'm only calling it a 'Pitbull' because thats what it said on the tank at my LSF.
racoll wrote:You should be able to tell from its behaviour if it is sick. A gravid fish will just be acting normally, but be fat.
Its moving around a bit slower than the others but it is still moving around. Not just sitting in one spot as i'd expect a sick fish to do.
Re: Pitbull Pleco sick or ready to spawn?
Posted: 18 Dec 2011, 14:22
by Goobs
Birger wrote:
It would help to have more information, what is "normal" can you give the readings?
Temperature?
What foods?
Birger
Ammonia - 0ppm
Nitrite - 0ppm
Nitrate - 5-10ppm
PH - 7.2
Temp - 24c
I've been doing 30% water changes weekly and have been using cold water. I read that this can cause the fish to spawn.
Re: Pitbull Pleco sick or ready to spawn?
Posted: 18 Dec 2011, 14:54
by MatsP
Goobs wrote:I'm only calling it a 'Pitbull' because thats what it said on the tank at my LSF.
And I expect it is a
, although with that belly, and not a "perfect" photo, it's hard to say. I doubt it is a
as Birger confused it with (since it's often called Bulldog pleco, and Bulldog and Pitbull are quite similar).
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Mats
