sailfin eating wierd

[arowana man]

my 8'' sailfin pleco was going around the surface upsidedown to eat freeze dried bloodworms. has this ever happened to anyone else?

 

[davo]

happens all the time, with numerous species. Sometimes it can be a fact they are not getting enough/right type of food, sometimes it's just a quirk.

 

[scottgeeze]

That's a good sign, Plecos will eat damn near anything. That's a sign of an active healthy fish!

 

[Lupin]

I saw this happened last time I had common plecs.

 

[Aussienative]

upsidedown + eating = good
upsidedown(uncontrolably) + not eating = Bad
upsidedown + not eating + not breathing + smelly = very bad

 

[StiffMeister]

lol, well said

 

[arowana man]

upsidedown + eating = good
upsidedown(uncontrolably) + not eating = Bad
upsidedown + not eating + not breathing + smelly = very bad

lmao. ok so thats good then. kool

 

[davo]

like I said, theres a possibility that it is doing it because it is not getting enough/correct diet. What are you feeding?

 

[arowana man]

i usually feed it wafers but i feed bloodworms to my rams which it was eating from the top.

 

[davo]

probably wants some more protein then. Check the dietry sticky.