Something Strange happened to me. Well, actually my Gold nugget pleco. I was feeding brine shrimp and been noticing the last few days he has not been coming out to eat (he usually does). So I searched the tank with not finding him/her. I checked the filter (emperor 400) and he was not in there. Unfortanlty, I found him dried up on the floor on the side of the tank! Since he was about a year old, I was upset my this.
Question: Does Gold nugget Plecos JUMP out of tanks? There is an opening for the outlet of the emperor 400 filter, which is the escape point I think.
I never heard of such a thing ever happening with a PLECO.
Thoughts:
1.) He was being chased by another fish/pleco= This cant be it. No fish has ever chased him before. The only other pleco would be a slightly bigger Starlight bristlenose pleco. I dont think he was chasing the gold nugget because in all the searches I did about the Gold nugget shows that they can handle themselves extremely well with anyone picking on them.
2.) Swimming on the output of the filter and "swam up" the flow and landed on the tank top. This must be the reason.. BUT WHY? he never leaves the bottom of the tank and is normally hiding.
Can anyone help me find a reason? Thanks!
Question: Does Gold nugget Plecos JUMP out of tanks? There is an opening for the outlet of the emperor 400 filter, which is the escape point I think.
I never heard of such a thing ever happening with a PLECO.
Thoughts:
1.) He was being chased by another fish/pleco= This cant be it. No fish has ever chased him before. The only other pleco would be a slightly bigger Starlight bristlenose pleco. I dont think he was chasing the gold nugget because in all the searches I did about the Gold nugget shows that they can handle themselves extremely well with anyone picking on them.
2.) Swimming on the output of the filter and "swam up" the flow and landed on the tank top. This must be the reason.. BUT WHY? he never leaves the bottom of the tank and is normally hiding.
Can anyone help me find a reason? Thanks!