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Anthonym Fingerling Posts: 21 Kudos: 21 Votes: 0 Registered: 16-Aug-2005	Hey, i have a leopard Pleco living with a 5 of my green spotter puffers, and the pleco keeps turning colors, first it will be leopard print, then it becomes black, then half half, i dont know what to do. please help, is it serious. if so how do i treat it, and how much time do i have, thanks in advance
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	From what I understand you have a brackish tank, and plecos come from rivers in South America with very little salt content. They do not tolerate salt very well. You pleco could just now be physically showing its discomfort from the the salt - I would move it too a freshwater tank as soon as possible and see if it improves. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Yep, the color changes are probably from stress. If the tank is brackish water, that's really going to make the fish unhappy. It would be in your best interest to move the fish, definitely. 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 26-Jan-2006 11:37
Anthonym Fingerling Posts: 21 Kudos: 21 Votes: 0 Registered: 16-Aug-2005	well i dont know if its a true brachish tank, because i only put in a tablespoon of aquarium salt, so i dont think its to much of a brachish tank
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
trystianity Mega Fish Posts: 1028 Kudos: 926 Votes: 49 Registered: 20-Mar-2004	Anthony.....please answer the questions as posted in your other threads. Without more info from you we really can't be of much help. I suspect your problems are related to water quality, your fish are stressed and unhealthy. We can help you correct the problems but only if you help us first by supplying more information. Thank you
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
stallion81 Big Fish Posts: 327 Kudos: 255 Votes: 143 Registered: 17-Jan-2004	Well what size is they tank? 1 Tablespoon wont even make a 5g brackish. About the pleco , I would "guess" it is a spotted leopard plec i.e. a Gibbiceps. This is very common in these fish. But if it is a Gibby it will grow way too big for MOST tanks.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
hembo666 Big Fish Posts: 350 Kudos: 288 Votes: 3 Registered: 01-Apr-2005	we have a bristlenose that changes from being almost a single tone of brown to having almost cream colored patches over him, is this normal?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Plecos (especially certain kinds) can change colors fairly often, to demonstrate mood, in response to lighting, and even to match the substrate of their tank. My bristlenose pleco changes color frequently, and has one color scheme for day, and another for night. Sounds normal to me. Last edited by sirbooks at 23-Aug-2005 20:44 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 26-Jan-2006 11:37


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