Hey guys, my pleco is very slow in growth, he is 1 year old now and yet to hit half a foot!! i believe its because of it being undernourished. As I keep 2 pacus and 2 gold severums, they keep gnawing on my pleco's cucumber especially pacus since they're active at night. How can I stop this??
Pleco undernourished
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I am NOT a pleco expert...
But wanted to add..my pleco enjoys shrimp and scallops..and those sink right to the bottom were she quickly grabs them up..however, I also feed algae wafers that sink quick to..
Also, my pleco hangs out in a log decoration and I will put the food directly in there..not letting the other fish get to the food...
Also is it possible your pleco is stunted...
But wanted to add..my pleco enjoys shrimp and scallops..and those sink right to the bottom were she quickly grabs them up..however, I also feed algae wafers that sink quick to..
Also, my pleco hangs out in a log decoration and I will put the food directly in there..not letting the other fish get to the food...
Also is it possible your pleco is stunted...
idk what could be the problem but i to have a comman pleco and its a year old this month and its maybe 7-8inchs
was feed just sinking pellots up until a month ago when i started giving it cucumber and zuchinni sorry if i spelled it wrong but you get the idea
was feed just sinking pellots up until a month ago when i started giving it cucumber and zuchinni sorry if i spelled it wrong but you get the idea
Do you have a positive ID for your Pleco...if I am not mistaken.. there is a pleco often labeled common that maxes out at a little under a foot..I think you can count the rays or something..go check into that...
Wow, I'm not experienced or anything, I bought a simple Pleco from my local Walmart, it was so tiny and now about 3 months in it's just around 4 1/2-5 inches...it gets big very fast. I have quite a few objects in my tank to collect stuff for it to eat on.
Add two or three veggie clips and put the cucumber/zucchini/lettuce in there. You can also tir it to a rock with an elastic band and make it sink. You can also do that. But if you put a few peaces of big lettuce up their he should be able to get some. Also try some shrimp pellets.