Adonis, is it too late for him?

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Jack Dempsey
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Sorry for the lack of pics at the moment.
I recently picked up an Adonis that had good color but was extreamly thin. His belly looks caved in and his tail is thin right at the base of his body before it fills out for the rest of the tail. I have not seen him eat (wakeing up at 4:00 AM each day does not allow me the time to sit up at night and observe) but I do make sure there is plenty of food in the tank before lights out. I have never seen a pleco this thin and according to the LFS they say he ate well when they added algae waffers, but who knows on that one. Any opinions or advice? He does swim around the tank on occasion and is not harrased by any other tank mates. Eyes are dark and shiney and appears alert, but still he is way too thin for it not to be a concern.
 
Are the eyes sunken in? Just continue to feed after lights out. Aswell as flicking through the pleco dietry sticky, may I add algae waffers are probably not the best source of food, but maybe some prawn pieces/bloodworms would be a better choice.
 
Right now in addition to the waffers the plecos are also getting shrimp, fish (not sure which right now) peas, brocchli and calliflower. Eyes are not sunkin in at this time and he does seem more active so I am hopeful that his increased activity means he is eating better.
I switch vegies and type of fish once a week to something different so that they do not get tired of the same meal daily. Maybe I will switch things up a bit more untill this one fills out a bit.
 
Well.....over the weekend he lost the battle to a poor diet.
He did not seem to be gaining any weight, but he was a lot more active in his last two days swimming around and eating, I kept food in the tank 24/7, hated the upkeep with daily testing and such, PITA.
Thankfully I know all the workers at the LPS and they traded him (since I pointed out when I purchased that he was a bit thin) for a Vampire Pleco. The new replacement did not look right for a Vampire so I believe it is a 007 instead as planetcatfish pics and discriptions support this. The best part was I also got a nice Pleco free by someone who converted thier tank to salt, I am hoping to have that one properly indentified in the next day or so.
 
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