Last night, on the way home from work, I stopped at LFS and stumbled upon a beautiful royal pl*co! He was around 4.5" in size and had perfect fins. Apparently this fish just came in with shippment and so they had him for no more than an hour or so. I did the usual visual check of health -- no sunken eyes, nice plump belly, dorsal kept mostly errect -- good royal in top shape. I just had to snatch him up!
For now he is the only inhabitant of a 65G tank which I just finished redecorating and cycling. Water is very soft, PH is barely above 6, and temperature is 80F. Whats most important (and I figured this guy could benefit from this), is that since for a while this was the only empty tank in my disposal, I was using it to soak some driftwood. In fact, it is simply FILLED with wood!
Something strange may be happenning with my new aquisition... I'm guessing its nothing to worry about, little guy is probably not fully settled in but still I would like to check with the experts...Considering that this tank is full of food (wood), I expected royal to be constantly munching on something, moving up and down driftwood pieces. Alas, so far he spent 24 hour attached to the same spot on tanks side right behind filter intake. The only sign of life (and apparently digestion) is in the form of strings of poop on the sand. Then again, this could be from his previous meal. Should I be concerned? Last night I dropped in a few hikari sinking carnivore pellets to supplement his diet. I cant tell if they are gone or not but I will try some algae waffers tonight.. What the heck?! I thought these guys were voracious "wood-o-vores"!
For now he is the only inhabitant of a 65G tank which I just finished redecorating and cycling. Water is very soft, PH is barely above 6, and temperature is 80F. Whats most important (and I figured this guy could benefit from this), is that since for a while this was the only empty tank in my disposal, I was using it to soak some driftwood. In fact, it is simply FILLED with wood!
Something strange may be happenning with my new aquisition... I'm guessing its nothing to worry about, little guy is probably not fully settled in but still I would like to check with the experts...Considering that this tank is full of food (wood), I expected royal to be constantly munching on something, moving up and down driftwood pieces. Alas, so far he spent 24 hour attached to the same spot on tanks side right behind filter intake. The only sign of life (and apparently digestion) is in the form of strings of poop on the sand. Then again, this could be from his previous meal. Should I be concerned? Last night I dropped in a few hikari sinking carnivore pellets to supplement his diet. I cant tell if they are gone or not but I will try some algae waffers tonight.. What the heck?! I thought these guys were voracious "wood-o-vores"!
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Try some peas, carrots, zucchini or Cuk...I usually put the veggies in just before lights out at night...by morning the veggies are either gone or turned into canoes..
