this is my first experience with a pleco i never had an algae eater first hearing about them too. i had fishes for years never heard of an algea eater till after 3 yrs of not having an aqaurium i decided to get one again. i have an 20 gallon tank and will be upgrading to a bigger one, due to doing my research on plecos, i have the common one i think, i first bought the baby one and had three not together but everyone that i bought from petco or petsmart kept dying i guess they were sick b/c the tank they took them from there was dead ones in there, so i decided to try pet warehouse and their fishes look healther and i got a 4inch pleco from them b/ci was too afraid of loosing another baby pleco i thought get the 4inch one less worrying at night to wake up to a dead pleco. so far he is doing great looks health but he never come out from hiding i only seen him once on the glass and thats it i have a big house a drift wood and a cave and he likes the house more and he hangs upside down in it and no other fish comes in the house or he will raise hell, lol the only thing i see is his big eyes looking out the house window at me lol i try putting the wafers in the house and block any entrance from my fish going in it to eat it b/c before when i would just drop it in the tank my fishes would attack it and he wouldnt get any i leave it in at night and in the morning gone so i dont know if my fish eating it or my pleco i want him to eat and feel comfortable to come out. i read up alot on him but some people say they wont come out for months and then they might be comfortable and then adventure out, HELP ME TO GET MY PLECO TO COME OUT and swim around, hes not even cleaning my tank lol hes just in the house all day everyday. i am reading up as much as i can and buying all different types of food for him. when my parents go food shopping for our dog i would have them go for my pleco lol ... but my fish keeps eating it, should i separate him in another tank and feed him that way i dont know what to do HELP.
Hi, my pleco comes out for cucumber, I cut a slice about 1cm thick and weight it with a lead plant weight, he's first in the que eveytime regardless of wether the lights are on or not. Obviously it's not going to work instantly but your pleco may enjoy it too and come out to feed in front of you.
pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com A 20g tank is fine to start him off in, mine pleco was 3in when I got him just over a year ago, he's about 7in now lol, they grow pretty quick, I had to upgrade quite quickly.
Your first problem is that your tank is way too small for this guy. He will grow to be foot long, and needs a much larger tank, at least a 55 gallon. Plecos naturally are more shy than other fish. My pleco likes to hide, or suck around on the glass. They are also semi-nocturnal, and therefore are more likely to eat at night. Try dropping in a wafer for him right before you turn the lights out.
what kind of pleco.? some plecos stop eating algae after a certin size. usually plecos do come out at night to feed. and hide durring the day. so im assuming your not awake 24/7 and watching him in the dark. so hes prob just coming out at night
