hi ive had my plec for 4 months now and has not grown at all he is ruffly about 4 inches long his a common pleco
the pic attached if it works is a pic of the pleco
the pic attached if it works is a pic of the pleco
my pleco is not growing
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i've had mine for 7 months and he has already grown to 9 inches.what size tank is your in?are you feeding him enough?
What is enough? I must say that I have had one in my 55g for several months and it is maybe 4" at best. I feed vegetable wafers nightly and zucchini at least twice per week.
Scott
Scott
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i've had a clown pleco for around a year now and it doesn't seem to have growen at all, he's about 2-2.5 inches will he grow anymore? he's in a 40g with 4 pieces of bogwood.
i feed him cummber every other day, he eats flakes and pellets almost every day and he eats algae waffers.
i feed him cummber every other day, he eats flakes and pellets almost every day and he eats algae waffers.
no sorry i should of said that it really looks like this and ruffy the same sizeHaggisman said:The fish in the pic is not yours is it?
i feed him cummber every other day, he eats catfish sinking pelletsi m feeding it with about 10-20 small pellets
20g with another pleco who was the same size when bought but now the other 1 is about a inche bigger than the small 4iche 1 for the time
im feeding it with a good pinch
Most likely, there are a combination of factors here. First is the tank size--with fish that get big, starting them in small tanks can be a disservice to the fish. The smaller tanks, without frequent water changes, accumulate the hormones that the fish put out--and this reduces their growth. With a larger pleco in there, this guy is getting a double hit, and will be slow to grow--the larger ones growth is likely also slowed.
Since the commons are not appropriate for a 20 gallon tank, I'd move them to something bigger. I had a chocolate that was in a 40--weekly water changes, but several larger ancistruc plecos in there with him. He barely grew to 6 inches in a year. Moved him to a 55, with no other plecos, and he doubled within a 6 months.
Since the commons are not appropriate for a 20 gallon tank, I'd move them to something bigger. I had a chocolate that was in a 40--weekly water changes, but several larger ancistruc plecos in there with him. He barely grew to 6 inches in a year. Moved him to a 55, with no other plecos, and he doubled within a 6 months.
I started my common out in a 29 just until my 90 was ready. Once I put him in the 90, he grew unbelievable fast.
