I don't know how it get any swollen like this. But it is still active enough when it come to food so is it some kind of decease or what?
Help me! My pleco pleco belly is swollen!
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Could be bloat, What have you been feeding it? Could also be internal worms. Have you see the poo, whats it look like?
Oh, no! If you can't diagnose it immediately, stop feeding except for high-fiber foods. My Adonis died this way, and it ended up being an internal fluke-like infestation. Agree on poo check. Also advising tracking down Prazi-Pro if poo is suspect. Soak quickly-eaten foods in Prazi-pro and dose daily if it is worms. If it is not worms, but potentially bloat, raise temp and try a quick epsom salt bath. Sadly, I was not able to save my own fish, as I did not know about Prazi-Pro back then. Perhaps someone with success in this challenge would be more helpful, but there's what I would try. Best of luck.
From the looks of that pleco... looks like its a chocolate pleco...
These guys eat anything.... But i would def check the poop from the pleco, if its pooping normally then i would not worry about it.. if its white.. and the food u feed isn't... start quarantine the pleco...
These guys eat anything.... But i would def check the poop from the pleco, if its pooping normally then i would not worry about it.. if its white.. and the food u feed isn't... start quarantine the pleco...
If it's a Chocolate Plec like zerojquan85 said, I agree with him 100%.
The Chocolate Plec I had ate everything in sight and his stomach was always 'well rounded' like that.
The Chocolate Plec I had ate everything in sight and his stomach was always 'well rounded' like that.