I just wen't down to my LFS looking for a new pleco. I happened to find one awesome looking spotted rubber lip pleco. I brought him home and floated him in my aquarium for 15 minutes to let him acclimate while i did a water change. I went to go dump him out of his bag into a net that was sitting over a bucket and he had suctioned himself to the bag! I freaked out and reached into pull him out when he squirmed out of my hand (luckily he fell in the bucket which had enough water in it for him to breath)! At that point I relaxed and realized all I had t do was get him out of the bucket. Piece of cake right? Wrong! No matter what I did he would not unsuction from the bottom. I tried pushing him with the net, with my hand (their mouth really do feel like rubber, and his body was a weird texture) , everything. I even tilted the bucket to see if he would unsuction but had no luck. I decided I would have to pry him up. I took my finger and very carefully got them under his belly and then tugged on him ever so slightly. After about 30 seconds of that he let go and i quickly put him into my tank. He swam straight to the bottom. He luckily is fine and since has been moving around and is pretty active in his new home. Can't wait to watch him grow. I wonder if he will always be so stubborn? I've got to admit plecos are some of my favorite fish. I would recommend being careful when moving these guys into a new tank.
