does anyone elses pleco do this?

[BrtnBoy449]

my pleco always takes my other fishes food!
he swim on the glass up to the top of the tank and them sucks up my cichlids food!!! its pretty funny

 

[santoury]

Yep - they do that - they gotta eat

 

[davo]

I used to have one that did it a while ago, sometimes they grow out of it though. It's not uncommon, but not everyone has this behaviour. Heres an example though: http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14839&page=2&highlight=pleco+upside

 

[toehead11183]

one of my clown plecos will swim upside down in the surface of the water

 

[BrtnBoy449]

one of my clown plecos will swim upside down in the surface of the water

wow

plecos are pretty smart i guess

 

[davo]

wow

plecos are pretty smart i guess

or just pretty hungry lol!

 

[WyldFya]

I have found that this behavior is a sign of poor nutrition offered to the plecos themselves. When fed a proper diet, they very rarely do this.

 

[davo]

I do agree with you Wyldfya, but it is also something i've never witnessed with adults really, it's always the young ones.