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	Poorly Pleco ?
teapea Small Fry Posts: 1 Kudos: 1 Votes: 1 Registered: 07-Apr-2008	im not sure but i think my pleco may be poorly the reason been that my oscar died about a week ago from a fungal type infection, (cloudy eyes, cotton wool like stuff around parts of body, he was quite old and i didnt know what was wrong till after he died) anyway im not sure if my plec is suffering the same problem, he seems to have lines of unusual colouration, i have posted some pictures on the following link http://web.mac.com/tom_parsons/Site/Photos.html thanks in advance for any help!
Posted 07-Apr-2008 22:51
Lindy Administrator Show me the Shishies! Posts: 1507 Kudos: 1350 Votes: 730 Registered: 25-Apr-2001	Check your water parameters, ammonia, nitrite and nitrate. The firts two should be 0 and nitrate should be below 20. If you dont have testkits take a jar of water to your lfs and get them to tell you the results. If nitrate is high do water changes to reduce it. What size tank do you have the plec in? Before you criticize someone walk a mile in their shoes. That way you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
Posted 08-Apr-2008 00:21
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	Other than doing a full water test I would do a deep vac in at least two stages, several 30-40% water changes also a full filter cleaning, then add some Seachem Stability as recommended this will bring your good bacteria up again. *Have a look in [link=My Profile] http://www.fishprofiles.com/forums/member.aspx?id=1935[/link] for my tank info* Look here for my Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tank Photos Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 08-Apr-2008 05:05
Shinigami Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001	I would not suspect anything wrong with your fish by looking at it. It is possible that it is actually "coloring up" because there's no longer an Oscar hovering over his shoulder asserting dominance. -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.
Posted 08-Apr-2008 18:01


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