Lost my L200

[amesbien]

My poor L200 died today, i did a waterchange and he got spooked and hid behind some rocks i didnt find him until i noticed we wasnt upfront in his normal spot chillin and finally found him dead behind the rocks. Fancy plecos are pretty rare around here and when i saw him i had to have him and i got him for only 20 bucks and he was about 3 inches then, hes about 4 now.



Wyldfya since u are breeding them if u are successful you should definitly ship me a couple. These are definitly some neat plecos.

 

[ewurm]

Thats a great price! Sorry for your loss!

 

[LiuHsi]

my L200 died the same way.. I dont know why still.. sorry for your lost man.

 

[WyldFya]

Your L200 in the picture looks a little thin. L200s can die for no reason, but LARGE water changes are often a culprit in this. I would recommend several smaller wc every week rather than one large one.

 

[amesbien]

Your L200 in the picture looks a little thin. L200s can die for no reason, but LARGE water changes are often a culprit in this. I would recommend several smaller wc every week rather than one large one.

it was about 10 8-10 gal out of my 48 gal tank, think that did it? And yes he was a bit skinny that was when i first got him, he was much plumper yesterday

 

[davo]

Your L200 in the picture looks a little thin. L200s can die for no reason, but LARGE water changes are often a culprit in this. I would recommend several smaller wc every week rather than one large one.

well, there is always a reason. like many plecs, they can be sensitive when young and do not react well to sharp changes in water quality and temps. although i wouldnt say yours was a particularly large water change

 

[WyldFya]

it was about 10 8-10 gal out of my 48 gal tank, think that did it? And yes he was a bit skinny that was when i first got him, he was much plumper yesterday

No, that shouldn't be the cause. What were the parameters of the tank?

I find this species likes to come in thin from wholesalers, more so than other species of pleco.

 

[davo]

it was about 10 8-10 gal out of my 48 gal tank, think that did it? And yes he was a bit skinny that was when i first got him, he was much plumper yesterday

thats not by any means a large change. however not knowing what the temp and other water quality measures, you won't necessarily know, but there could have been something wrong with the water.

 

[WyldFya]

Then again, it can also just be another random death. Were there any recently added tankmates, particularly other cats, and even more precisely plecos?

 

[amesbien]

parameters were fine, close to perfect. i think it was just a random death he did wedge himself behind that rock though i think that was it.