I highly suggest that you maintain the right parameters in your pleco tank. That includes a pH of 7. That bundle will accurately measure your pH, nitrates, nitrites, and ammonia. Within minutes, you will know if something has gone wrong. After testing multiple heaters, I can confidently say that this is the one you should get. This device will efficiently prevent temperature fluctuations, as I showed in my review. Many aquarists house plecos in small tanks, although the creatures require tanks of 50 to gallons.
This is because they have an average size of 24 inches. However, many aquarists get plecos when they are young. And unfortunately, during these early stages, they are relatively small. This is why you are encouraged to base your choice of a tank on the size the pleco will achieve when it reaches adulthood.
Get a tank that can accommodate plecos once they mature. As was noted before, you can feed them once a day or once every two days. Regardless of the schedule, it would be best if you fed them. Please do not assume that they can survive on the algae in the tank. Once you craft a schedule, maintain it. Merely set the feeding schedule and let the device do its trick.
Take the time to acclimate new plecos. Gradually introduce them to the pH and temperature of their new tank. Sudden transitions can shock new fish, creating timid personalities. You can avoid this by adequately acclimating your plecos. The easiest way would be to submerge the plastic bag from the store inside the tank for one hour. That will create a balance in terms of temperature, which is the most crucial factor in the process.
Whenever your pleco falls seriously sick, you should place it in quarantine. By isolating the sick pleco, you are making it less vulnerable to attack during its weakest moments. Quarantine also offers peace, especially for plecos with aggressive tankmates. The quarantine allows the plecos to recover in a tranquil environment.
If you suspect that your fish is sick they usually seem lethargic and become pale , put the pleco in quarantine and seek an expert. Aquatic vets can quickly diagnose the underlying condition and adjust the treatment accordingly. That includes Hatchets, Arowanas, Danios, and Gouramis, to mention but a few.
I highly suggest that you keep the tank clean. You can do this by performing regular water changes, installing efficient filters, vacuuming the substrate, and removing dead organic matter before it rots. Proper cycling takes weeks. Take as much time as you need to prepare the aquarium before you add the plecos. Otherwise, the poor conditions in the tank will kill them. Preventative measures are supposed to keep your plecos from situations that might lead to death.
Consider the following:. Every aquarist should keep an emergency tool kit on hand just in case things go wrong. In the absence of such a tool kit, your pleco is more likely to die. Before the worst comes to pass, you should take a moment to assemble all the tools you may need in an emergency. That includes:. I've never heard of that happening. Works out for you though! As far as chemicals are concerned, this was the last straw.
I pulled out over snails from the tank last year. I just couldn't cope any more, so I used a rooting chemical for aquarium plants that had copper in it.
The copper is what killed the snails. Hopefully I will not have to decimate snails in the tank again, as this was cumbersome. I wouldn't add nerites , mysteries, or any shrimp to your tank in the future then. Copper seems to taint a tank forever. I will set up a separate thread for the stocking so we can look at it separately if that is ok.
Feel free to tag me in it Ad5. Algae tablets - When looking to introduce veg into the fish's diet, I tried a couple of these tabs - all, literally all my fish love them. When I drop one into the tank, the discuss, the yoyo loach, the tetras and the cories all go wild This algae tablets and frozen worms are the only two food products that get all my fish in a frenzy.
I hear what you are saying They're okay if the cories eat them occasionally, just make sure they're not a major portion of the cories' diet Ad5. Even during my biweekly water changes, I would see literally tonnes of snail shells in the gravel - some got vacuumed out. Others did not as they were too big and heavy. No, that's not something that happens that you need to worry about Hey Their TexasDomer - I appreciate your input. I most grateful to you as your comments and questions are opening my thinking to see my tank situation in a different manner.
Stay well! I have been away for a while - overwhelmed with personal and business matters Back with my head above the water level now First of all I would like to thank and show appreciation to: TexasDomer Wraithen who helped me with the issues I was having in my tank with fish just dying overnight.
Most of all I would like to thank both of you for being sooooo straightforward. I may not have liked what I heard, but it has definitely helped me fix the problem I was having and The way it was happening is as follows. I have a water softening system in my house, which softens my water radically.
I need it. The mains is really hard and causes agro to our skin and all the heaters in the house. The filter had a fault and therefore my water was not longer soft. So I was changing soft water in my tank for hard water which raised and held the pH level. The high CO2 level was affecting the bottom feeders, that were literally flipping over and dying in their sleep.
So I had the filter in the house fixed and now have soft water again, my pH is stable. Similar Aquarium Threads. Question Pleco died!!! Plecolover Mar 7, Pleco - Plecostomus. Replies 5 Views Mar 10, Plecolover Question Whats wrong with my pleco? Fungus or fin rot? Lyndseyk Jun 11, Pleco - Plecostomus. Replies 18 Views Jul 8, mattgirl. Question Whats going on with my Pleco? Frostbite Jun 28, Pleco - Plecostomus.
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Pleco - Plecostomus. I have had the water tested repeatedly done monthly water changes , replaced the heater, replaced the rock, added an airstone, replaced the powerhead, all to no avail. I think the only part I haven't replaced is the undergravel filter. Does anyone have an idea what else should be done? DeRo Keeper of Cichlids. Nov 23, 0 0 Tallahassee, FL.
What kind have you had? What do you feed them? I have cory cats and a Petsmart special Plecostomus. I feed the fish flake food; the pleco has lots of algae to feast upon for now.
I used to give brine shrimp as well. Malefic23 AC Members. Nov 7, 1 0 49 Charlotte NC. Adherent said:. Last edited: Mar 8, Malefic23 said:. Once a month is for walmart. If you're running a UGF, try taking the water you remove off the bottom instead of the top. UGF can be lower current, and poison sinks.
Last but not least, check your substrate for pockets of toxic anerobic bacteria, and the lethal gas they produce. You can do this by running your fingers through the substrate. If you get bubbles, you got toxic build up of decaying waste materials breaking down in a zero oxygen environment. Your bottom feeders disturb the substrate digging for tasty food and get a blast of poison gas right in the face and gills. This can produce sickness or even death within a very short period of time.
To remove it, sift, clean, or even remove and wash your substrate. Last is a desperation measure, that's your biofilter with a UGF set up.
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