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	Aggressive Pleco
amilner Big Fish Posts: 429 Kudos: 654 Votes: 0 Registered: 05-Jul-2004	My Common Pleco (6" has started acting aggressively lately. This only happens just after feeding, and everything seems perfectly fine afterwards, but the rapid darting around is a little worrying. I've just had my pair of rainbow cichlids give birth to fry and with them guarding the fry and him batering around, I'm concerned that there is going to be some serious damage caused to either/others. It's in a 60" x 24" x 18" tank so there's room for inhabitants to escape away but just thought others might have experience or advice to offer.
Posted 02-Jun-2008 20:43
steven1982 Hobbyist Posts: 104 Kudos: 74 Votes: 38 Registered: 13-Jan-2008	Plecos will get aggressive if they are not getting enough food. I have seen a pleco suck the "slim" off of other fish. Are you feeding the plec algae wafers or some kind veg?
Posted 03-Jun-2008 00:36
amilner Big Fish Posts: 429 Kudos: 654 Votes: 0 Registered: 05-Jul-2004	It seems to get its fair share of sinking pellets, fresh lettuce and cucumber and I never clean the internal glass so can't see it being an issue of not getting enough algae but the fact that it is only showing aggression whilst/just after feeding does suggest it might not be getting enough - maybe I'll drop some extra pellets after lights out to give it a greater chance to forage in the evening. Thanks a lot.
Posted 03-Jun-2008 00:51
Mez Ultimate Fish Guru Asian Hardfeather Enthusiast Posts: 3300 Votes: 162 Registered: 23-Feb-2001	most plecs over 7 inches or so can hold their own with most aggressive cichlids. I had some that would even chase them. This is normal.
Posted 03-Jun-2008 03:08
HOKESE Mega Fish Posts: 1105 Kudos: 478 Votes: 271 Registered: 22-Feb-2003	perfectly normall,(as mez said),ive got a common pleco that is a robust 29cm fella,and when he gets peed off,EVERTHING in the tank gets out his way.quite capable of aggresion.he is in with cichlids,and he is by far the BOSS
Posted 03-Jun-2008 15:05
amilner Big Fish Posts: 429 Kudos: 654 Votes: 0 Registered: 05-Jul-2004	It's not him that I was worried about (although his fins are a bit battered as a result of the fighting with parent Rainbow cichlids protecting fry). More the stress he was causing the others. See how the night feeding goes.... Thanks again for all the advice
Posted 03-Jun-2008 19:11


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