Turning white normal for galaxy pleco?

[Sidney73]

Gotcha. Ok! Maybe I'll get some new stuff and rearrange the whole tank with more spots for everyone. It's been exactly the same for 2 years. They might appreciate a little excitement. Lol!

Setting up a tank for plecos specifically is usually easier then trying to accommodate a community aquarium.

But it’s not that hard to include places for your plecos to have that special spot they love.
I always try to include some driftwood, most all species of plecos like to scrape surfaces of wood.

For the sizes it really depends on the size of the plecos I usually keep groups so I try to have a few different sizes for the plecos to choose from and just let them decide.

You can also diy caves out of terra-cotta pots or pvc pipes, I’ve made caves out of slate tiles or even piles of rocks stacking flat rocks on top of thicker more square stones to leave spaces for the plecos to wedge into.


You can build structures outside the aquarium using silicone, if you are worried about them falling, placing them in place after they have cured.

I use these water spikes in my breeding tanks for my Bristlenose plecos.
Cheap and easy. The only drawback is they don’t look very natural.
They can be placed under rocks or wood to help hide them.
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K&M Caves | Naperville IL

K&M Caves, Naperville. 2,243 likes. These are slate caves used for breeding plecos. I make a variety of sizes and would be happy to custom build them to your specs.

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Has some very nice caves if you don’t feel good about Diy.

I would also suggest if you haven’t read over the sticky’s in the bottom dwellers section you give those a look.

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Thanks so much for putting this together for me - super helpful! I'll let you know if he pulls through...

 

[Sidney73]

Seen this with high nitrates. Not sure why it happened. Would cont with water changes and monitoring.

I think it’s definitely the nitrates. I’ve probably been over feeding. I did a 50 percent water change but I’ll probably have to do a few more to get the nitrates back down. The ph was a little low also - fixed that. Did the pleco get better?

 

[Sidney73]

Great news!! My Galaxy Pleco is doing awesome - went from turning white and staring death in the face back to his lovely black color. All I did was him out of his regular tank and put him in a tank with angels and zebras and he was looking better in days. He must have been starving to death from the 4 Pictus cats stealing all the food - so horrifying! So satisfying watching him gobble up all the food he wants and recover.

 

[BIG-G]

Good to see. Glad it’s doing better