Pleco isbt eating

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Savethemall

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Yes
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0
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0
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10
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31-40%
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Every week
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.hi,this pleco isnt eating for about a week. The tank is 700 l wc twice a week, water parameters are 0,0,10. Sometimes its hard to see so im not 100% sure he isbt eating.. however i think that his color arr paler and that his belly seems thin.

What do you think? How does he look to you?

Would you reccomebd doing anything?
 
Savethemall said:
.hi,this pleco isnt eating for about a week. The tank is 700 l wc twice a week, water parameters are 0,0,10. Sometimes its hard to see so im not 100% sure he isbt eating.. however i think that his color arr paler and that his belly seems thin.

What do you think? How does he look to you?

Would you reccomebd doing anything?
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What else is in the tank? What do you feed to them all and how often do you feed
 
Doesn’t look too thin in the video. Keep trying to feed and watch.
 
kno4te said:
Doesn’t look too thin in the video. Keep trying to feed and watch.
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I’d like to see better photos of stomach. In the video I think the stomach looked a little bit caved in but not much and would maybe try placing a bit of cucumber or zucchini I can’t remember which one to feed plecos it’s been a while since I’ve had any bigger plecos but put a stainless steel fork through it so it sinks and doesn’t leech stuff into the water just my opinion thought
 
Looks to be a common pleco? I would put a piece of zucchini in over night and change it out once a day for a week the pleco might not recognize it as food at first but will soon learn. You should see nibbles gone after a week of not the entire piece.
 
Yes its a common pleco. I feed him pleco tablets and veggies once every other day. The other fish in the tank are 5 iridiscent sharks small to medium size(will be moved when theyll get bigger)
 
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