I have this pleco(don't know much about plecos but its got whiskers growing off its nose and its a light brown color) that never moves out of this one spot. All it does is chill upsidedown on this rock and never moves, it's never on the glass and it's VERY skiddish, if it sees any action at all it freaks and goes back under the rock(in the once weekly event that it leaves the underside of this rock) Is this normal, I've never seen a pleco this skiddish. How can it get any food(algae) if it keeps sucking on the same rock all day?
Crazy Pleco
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that's probably a bristlenose from your description...
try dropping food in the dark..with a torchlight u can prob see it coming out to eat in the dark
but they can be trained to eat under full lightings..juz persist in feeding under strong lightings for 1 or 2 wks and most should get the idea..
try dropping food in the dark..with a torchlight u can prob see it coming out to eat in the dark
but they can be trained to eat under full lightings..juz persist in feeding under strong lightings for 1 or 2 wks and most should get the idea..
Torchlight is brit speak for flashlight, it is probably a bristle nose like quix said and I thinking that it cruises at night, a lot of plecos don't do the algae cleaning routine very much, prefering to eat regular fish food and detritus when you are not around. Many cats are nocturnal.
Id say its either a bristlenose or Bushynose, but there pretty much the same, I have one, hes not real skiddish Ive seen mine attack a larger pleco. but they do hide alot. try putting in a piece of driftwood, they like that Especially if it has algae on it.
Zucchini is what you need. I've always used cucumbers in the past, but never noticed them going for it. Since the switch, these guys have become monsters. They go through a slice a day. Commercial algae wafers aren't very good, IMO.tothna said:
