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	Common pleco odd behavior?
MO Hobbyist Posts: 126 Kudos: 50 Votes: 2 Registered: 09-Nov-2001	My large common pleco (several years old) has been acting silly lately. He will sometimes lay on his back and swim around on the surface of the water with his mouth skimming the surface. Then he also "stands up" with the tip of his nose out of the water and swims vertically like this...almost like a ballerina twirling. He doesn't seem distressed at all and after a few minutes returns to sucking on the something or cruising around the tank. Nothing is wrong with him that I can see. Has he just now discovered this is a fun activity? Anybody else have a pleco that does this?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
ronnfive Enthusiast Posts: 188 Kudos: 219 Votes: 0 Registered: 28-Jul-2004	it's a normal behaviour i believe... i have mine does that too, all four of them. i have two albinos and two common plecs. i believe, they do that when nothing much food dropped at the bottom.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
ckk125 Big Fish Posts: 320 Kudos: 285 Votes: 71 Registered: 30-Jul-2005	yea...its a normal behaviour..i have 2 of them which are doing the similar thing
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	That's pretty wierd, but as stated above "normal". http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
ckk125 Big Fish Posts: 320 Kudos: 285 Votes: 71 Registered: 30-Jul-2005	well..thats what i observed at the LFS...and in my school....they do practise this behaviour..if its anythg but normal...then i guess theres sumthg really wrong with pl*cos in malaysia...anyway..hv anyone seen a 4 feet common pleco?its very common here
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
ronnfive Enthusiast Posts: 188 Kudos: 219 Votes: 0 Registered: 28-Jul-2004	Well, that is IME... 4 of them doing just like ballerina as stated above. Trying to compete for food that's floating at the surface. so that's why i believe that it's a normal behaviour.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
victimizati0n Banned Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1105 Votes: 31 Registered: 29-Apr-2004	My pleco does this. Normal.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04


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