Fungus? Or normal for fast growing?

[Kcameron]

plecos will usually stop slime sucking if they get another food they enjoy. They start because of hunger usually. Try giving them some cucumber or something tasty and feed them more..but if it continues at all just get them out of there.

some salt will keep it from getting infected, some stresscoat will help the slimecoat recover

 

[MichaelMan]

agree much worse when the lights are out.

 

[tokyogasmask]

Hi.
That is most definitely 100% slime coat removal from your Pleco/s.
Separate them ASAP, or you will very very soon have a dead Bichir.

plecos will usually stop slime sucking if they get another food they enjoy. They start because of hunger usually. Try giving them some cucumber or something tasty and feed them more..but if it continues at all just get them out of there.

some salt will keep it from getting infected, some stresscoat will help the slimecoat recover

No, once Plecos have a taste for slime coat, it never goes away. Gets worse in-fact.

 

[framcosco]

No, once Plecos have a taste for slime coat, it never goes away. Gets worse in-fact.

Absolutely agree. Once it has the taste of slime coat, it's almost always bad news.... why eat chicken when you can have your filet mignon?

 

[Kcameron]

Absolutely agree. Once it has the taste of slime coat, it's almost always bad news.... why eat chicken when you can have your filet mignon?

Guess i got lucky

 

[TLucas]

Sad day today! Got rid of my pleco today saw him suck on a couple different fish. Bummed he had to go.. Had him for 3 yrs.
The guy at the LFS traded me for a little guy tho... And while I was there I found a oddball CL!


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[TLucas]

Thanks for all your help guys!
He is all healed up!


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