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	Dead Pleco
stripedcichlid Fingerling Posts: 41 Kudos: 46 Votes: 127 Registered: 07-Mar-2005	Edited by stripedcichlid I woke up this morning to find my pleco floting in my 125. It has a jack dempsey,a jewel,and a green terror. None of the fish mentioned have ever bothered the pleco. I know it didn't starve because it was fed plenty of food. Any suggestions? [edit]Temp:76,ph:7.0,ammonia:0,nitrite:0,nitrate:16
Posted 28-Jan-2006 04:58
OldTimer Mega Fish USAF Retired Posts: 1181 Kudos: 1294 Votes: 809 Registered: 08-Feb-2005	It's really hard to say. Were there any obvious wounds or damage of the pleco?? Did you actually observe him eating on a regular basis? I've had pleco's in tanks where the other fish were such gluttons that the pleco really never got any food or very little, even when feeding after lights out. Jim Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain
Posted 28-Jan-2006 05:06
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	If you don't think it starved (a sunken belly would be an indicator) or got picked off by the cichlids, then water issues were likely the problem. My guess is that either the fish was killed directly by pollutants or was stressed for some reason and became ill, then died. Could you test your water and give us the results, please? Also, what is your water change schedule and how much water is removed? All of your fish are very messy when large, so pollutants sound very possible. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 28-Jan-2006 05:07
stripedcichlid Fingerling Posts: 41 Kudos: 46 Votes: 127 Registered: 07-Mar-2005	the pleco did eat because i always found long strings of poop. it did have a white coloration behind the eyes though,but i found the body touching the heater.
Posted 28-Jan-2006 05:08
stripedcichlid Fingerling Posts: 41 Kudos: 46 Votes: 127 Registered: 07-Mar-2005	i do a water change every week, and the water paremeters are listed in my first post.
Posted 28-Jan-2006 05:10
Falesha13 Hobbyist Posts: 52 Kudos: 65 Votes: 5 Registered: 21-Jan-2006	How old was your pleco?
Posted 28-Jan-2006 07:21
zeedeeo Small Fry Posts: 5 Kudos: 1 Votes: 0 Registered: 27-Jan-2006	My pleco died too, but she was covered in white dots. Yes, it was Ick. She also infected my then 4 week old Molly. She made it though. (The Molly, not the Pleco.) I was rather sad.
Posted 28-Jan-2006 07:25


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