My Pleco....is this normal?

[Drake Titan]

i was looking at my fish tank yesterday as I got home (as I often do) and my Pleco that I just got on Monday was doing his usual eating of algae....move...eat some more...move..eat some more...and so on.....and the I notice he had a string of poop that was about 3-4 inches in length....it stayed attached for a long time...and then finally broke off at about the 4 inch length....

....Is this normal? I give him 2 algae tablets before I turn the lights out.....

[Manix]

Very normal. These guys are poop factories!
When I had my common, I could go to bed at night and have a nice clean tank. The next morning it looked like he had played with a dozen cans of silly string...

[Drake Titan]

Originally posted by Manix
The next morning it looked like he had played with a dozen cans of silly string...


hahahahaha...lmao!!!! thanks man I needed that!

:D :D :D

[NJ Devils Fan]

Yea, these guys are very messy. Just make sure to do your cleanings and everything will be fine. It's funny, whenever someone new comes over, they point and are like, "whats that thing on the tank?", it's pretty funny.

[liquafaction]

The next morning it looked like he had played with a dozen cans of silly string...


roflmao........... Now that is what I needed

:D

[ROLLIN]

I have a big 10 inch crap factory. I vacuum the gravel in that tank every other day.

[NJ Devils Fan]

ROLLIN, I guess crap is being made at mass production in your tank.;)

[GEV83]

Silly String good Description. They can and will get bigger then 4" Mine has made some bigger then himself which is impressive considering he is 13-14" long.

[ROLLIN]

Originally posted by NJ Devils Fan
ROLLIN, I guess crap is being made at mass production in your tank.;)


If I miss vacuuming the tank for 4 or 5 days (which doesnt happen often, I try to do it every other day), the amount of crap is unreal.