pleco problem

[dzb912]

i have a 6 inch normal pleco
ive had it for about 4 weeks
and for as long as ive had it
i havent seen it swim not one time
its either on the right side of my tank or on the top laying on my driftwood
whats his problem?
and how can i get em to swim around?

 

[Hwarang_Samurai]

Thats how plecos are they just ussually do that

 

[haynchinook334]

tap the glass.

 

[jag123]

Plecos are almost always nocturnal (hard to observe) and stay attached to things pretty well. They don't "swim" around a whole bunch.

 

[WyldFya]

They are nocturnal. If you want to see them swim, look at your tank at night in the dark.

 

[dzb912]

oh thats weird
ive had hyper active plecos in the past then

 

[EVP]

every pleco ive had started off being like that then after a while, as it become more comfortable they become more active during the day. My most recent is a watermelon and once i started giving him bloodworms during the day he became more active. Now he is out quite often crawling around and sucking on wood.