hello i posted a message before and all someone said was he wasent supposed to be in brackish water.....thanks but i know that... i got this guy when he was small about 8 or 9 months ago.....he took a while to get used to the tank but he ate every day for months....now he does not eat the tablets i put into the tank for him...i have green spotted puffers in there who at first nipped him but now he is about 14cm and he owns them.....its juts really weird the fact that all of a sudden he stopped eating....he seems to be doing fine....ive made water changes etc and everythig isok in the tank....ne suggestions besides hes not supposed to be in there
Pleco Not Eating....brackish Water
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The brackish water is probably starting to take its toll on him. I'm no expert on how freshwater fish do in brackish water, but my guess is the BW is slowly weakening him. His immune system probably is fragile and can't fight off infections and such. I suggest getting him out of there.
The problem is salt water is overly hard on the kidneys, constantly forcing them to compensate. They're probably about ready to give out. :sad
Sorry but I have to agree. Many fish will last for a period of time in brackish water but eventually the weakening of his immune system will start to take its toll on him. From what I understand plecos will start to get a sunken in head when they aren't eating and when this happens they are soon to die.
Also what type of pleco is it? There are many varieties of plecos that are actually meat eaters and not veggie eaters. Also many plecos need drift wood in their diet to stay healthy. Knowing what type of pleco you have and understanding its needs are very important.
Also what type of pleco is it? There are many varieties of plecos that are actually meat eaters and not veggie eaters. Also many plecos need drift wood in their diet to stay healthy. Knowing what type of pleco you have and understanding its needs are very important.
I am not trying to be particularly nasty, but the poster wants to be told that the pleco is fine in BW, which I hope will never happen here. This is going on in multiple threads now.
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