My Pleco turned BLACK?!

[heather]

IME, that means they're quite happy. I only begin to worry about mine when
they turn pale at all. If he's very active I wouldn't worry much about it
-- to be sure he's getting enough food, give him a slice of zucchini just
before you turn the lights out at night.

-heather

> From: Bill <muir...@mediaone.net>
> Newsgroups: rec.aquaria.freshwater.cichlids
> Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 00:33:34 GMT
> Subject: My Pleco turned BLACK?!
>
> I bought a common $3.00 Pleco to accompany my 2 Oscars (which are 2"
> each). When I bought him he was your average looking light brown
> Pleco. Over 2 weeks of being with the Oscars, he is now PITCH BLACK!
> What happened? The Oscars ignore him, and he is very active in the
> tank.
>
> Could it be he is not getting enough food? The Oscars eat everything
> before it hits the bottom, so maybe he is Mal-Nurished. I don't have
> any wood in the tank, so I really don't know what he eats. That is the
> only thing I can think of.
>
> Please let me know how to help him.
>
> Bill

[Bill]

[Myste...@webtv.net]

I agree with the previous poster. Your pleco was probaly stressed when
you bought him that`s why he was light. Do you feed him algea chips? You
should feed him while the other fish have a mouthful. Mine also likes
tubifex worms.

[Steve]

Yeah mine eats - the algae tabs 6 a night (he's about 7 inches long). He
also likes bloodworms, brine shrimp, cucumber, zucchini, & flake. I feed him
the algae tabs b4 the lights go out & they are gone every morning.
Steve
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