I took down my big tank and put my remaining fish into a smaller 40g hex tank. Since the move my pleco has been going to the surface and grabbing air alot. Is this a reaction to a low level of dissolved oxygen in the water or a symptom of something else? The tank is a bit overstocked right now as I am still trying to get rid of a few of the fish. If its the crowding then I will not worry as it will soon be resolved but I want a little lead time if this might be a symptom of something else. He is eating fine and looks healthy, just has this new behavior. Oh, hes about 10" long and a common pleco I think. To be honest I dont know much as far as the different varieties of plecos
Pleco keeps going to the surface
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hey lovely.
mine used to do that if my filter wasnt giving out enough oxygen (hint that it needed cleaning) try an extra air pump, should do the trick
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mine used to do that if my filter wasnt giving out enough oxygen (hint that it needed cleaning) try an extra air pump, should do the trick
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Hmmm... I have an airstone in there. Maybe I will lower the water level a bit and make the filter intakes splash a little and cause more surface agitation.
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Oh and Chloe, I had no idea you were a Jedi!
chloe;4493266; said:hey lovely.
mine used to do that if my filter wasnt giving out enough oxygen (hint that it needed cleaning) try an extra air pump, should do the trick
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Exactly. Common plecos like fast moving water. I have one that is about 8"-9", in a 75 gal that is running a Fluval 405, AC110 and AC70. Lots of water movement.
Well I have an airstone and a XP3 and a XP4 hooked up. Could it be that now that he's in a hex tank the water flow is more vertical than horizontal? I just serviced my filtration so I guess I will see what I can do about the water flow. Maybe throw a powerhead in there?
can u not tilt the out tube up?
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lol im not. the last show i did a few weeks ago one of the men came along with loads of light sabres....great fun...didnt even know u could get them double ended!!!
SemperFish;4493285; said:
This is starting to make me think it's something else. That's a lot of flow in a 40 gallon tank. There should be plenty of oxygen. Maybe too much? Do you ever see him lift his mouth and release air, almost like a "burp"? Releasing some air that obviously floats to the surface? I'm confused....
geronimo69;4493304; said:This is starting to make me think it's something else. That's a lot of flow in a 40 gallon tank. There should be plenty of oxygen. Maybe too much? Do you ever see him lift his mouth and release air, almost like a "burp"? Releasing some air that obviously floats to the surface? I'm confused....
I just saw him do it. He went to the top, gulped air and then before he reattached to the side he burped out a bubble. He's one of the few fish I plan on taking with me when i move so im a little concerned.
Common Pleco? I have several. They all do it once in a while. I wouldn't worry to much about it unless he does it several times an hour. In my experience this behavior is normal.
Hope this helps you,
Chris
Hope this helps you,
Chris