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pacudude Hobbyist Posts: 100 Kudos: 30 Votes: 0 Registered: 12-Jul-2003	hi! i have this 6inch long pleco in my 20 gal. all it does is sit under these rocks all day and night. yes, its definately alive, aka it still moves but when it does its just a tail or fin. why is my pleco doing this?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	It's normal for plecos to find a hiding place and stay there. It's just what they do. But a 6" pleco is too large to keep in a 20 gallon tank, especially if it's still growing. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
pacudude Hobbyist Posts: 100 Kudos: 30 Votes: 0 Registered: 12-Jul-2003	its not growing any more. and it hasnt left its "hiding place" in two weeks.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
openwater Fish Addict Posts: 565 Kudos: 551 Votes: 0 Registered: 24-Jul-2004	The pleco definitely moves, you do not see. He is probably roaming when you are in bed. A lot of pleco are shy and timid especially when small. I have a big bn that hides a lot during the day, sometimes I chase him out during a waterchange just to get a look at him. I agree that a 20 is too small for a growing 6 inch pleco.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
pacudude Hobbyist Posts: 100 Kudos: 30 Votes: 0 Registered: 12-Jul-2003	ok thanks. i think i will sell or trade it in or sell it anyway. have any sugests for trades, oh and i checked and i think hes a 4.5 inch
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
niggit Fish Addict Posts: 631 Kudos: 282 Votes: 0 Registered: 29-Jan-2003	there are a lot of really interesting plecos that don't get much more than 5" long, which would probably be okay in your tank, provided there was enough food for them and the water quality remained good. rubber lips and bushynoses come to mind, but there are many many other "dwarf" plecos that may help to maintain algae with varying degrees of success. ask at your LFS. you could also consider getting a school of otocincus... they're a great little algae eater, and stay under 2" long, so they'd be perfect. but, they are schooling, so get a group or at least 3-4. good luck!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
pacudude Hobbyist Posts: 100 Kudos: 30 Votes: 0 Registered: 12-Jul-2003	thanks, guys
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53


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