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Posted by Reel McKoi on November 15, 2007, 12:16 am
Please log in for more thread options I have no idea why the little guy passed away. I also have no idea how old
they are when you buy them. I seldom saw them over the two years they've
been in the tank. The tank is planted so I don't know if the other one is
still alive as they hide all the time. The rubberlip pleco looks fine but I
never see it eating anything, including algae.
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Posted by Tynk on November 15, 2007, 9:34 am
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> I have no idea why the little guy passed away. I also have no idea how old=
> they are when you buy them. I seldom saw them over the two years they've
> been in the tank. =EF=BF=BDThe tank is planted so I don't know if the othe=
r one is
> still alive as they hide all the time. The rubberlip pleco looks fine but =
I
> never see it eating anything, including algae.
Sorry to hear about losing the little guy. =3D (
Look at the rubber lipped Pleco's stomach when he's on the glass, or
try and catch him if you have to.
The under side of his belly should be plump, not sunken in if he's
getting enough to eat.
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Posted by Reel McKoi on November 15, 2007, 11:42 pm
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> I have no idea why the little guy passed away. I also have no idea how old
> they are when you buy them. I seldom saw them over the two years they've
> been in the tank. �The tank is planted so I don't know if the other one is
> still alive as they hide all the time. The rubberlip pleco looks fine but
> I
> never see it eating anything, including algae.
Sorry to hear about losing the little guy. = (
Look at the rubber lipped Pleco's stomach when he's on the glass, or
try and catch him if you have to.
The under side of his belly should be plump, not sunken in if he's
getting enough to eat.
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He's always on the back glass behind the sponge over the filter intake. He
looks ok from what I can see, and there's plenty of algae in the tank and on
the plants again. But yes, I'd love to see his belly on the front glass.
I'm getting that ugly black algae on everything again. Also green algae on
the plants and glass. I bought new bulbs for the fixtures and that seemed
to kick start it........
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Posted by Dick on November 16, 2007, 8:07 am
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On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:42:33 -0600, "Reel McKoi"
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>wrote:
>> I have no idea why the little guy passed away. I also have no idea how old
>> they are when you buy them. I seldom saw them over the two years they've
>> been in the tank. ?The tank is planted so I don't know if the other one is
>> still alive as they hide all the time. The rubberlip pleco looks fine but
>> I
>> never see it eating anything, including algae.
>
>Sorry to hear about losing the little guy. = (
>
>Look at the rubber lipped Pleco's stomach when he's on the glass, or
>try and catch him if you have to.
>The under side of his belly should be plump, not sunken in if he's
>getting enough to eat.
>============================
>He's always on the back glass behind the sponge over the filter intake. He
>looks ok from what I can see, and there's plenty of algae in the tank and on
>the plants again. But yes, I'd love to see his belly on the front glass.
>I'm getting that ugly black algae on everything again. Also green algae on
>the plants and glass. I bought new bulbs for the fixtures and that seemed
>to kick start it........
I rid my tanks of most of algae by cutting my lights on hours from 16
to 14.
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Posted by Jeffrey St. Clair, Ph.D. on November 16, 2007, 9:38 am
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> On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:42:33 -0600, "Reel McKoi"
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>>
>>wrote:
>>> I have no idea why the little guy passed away. I also have no idea how
>>> old
>>> they are when you buy them. I seldom saw them over the two years they've
>>> been in the tank. ?The tank is planted so I don't know if the other one
>>> is
>>> still alive as they hide all the time. The rubberlip pleco looks fine
>>> but
>>> I
>>> never see it eating anything, including algae.
>>
>>Sorry to hear about losing the little guy. = (
>>
>>Look at the rubber lipped Pleco's stomach when he's on the glass, or
>>try and catch him if you have to.
>>The under side of his belly should be plump, not sunken in if he's
>>getting enough to eat.
>>============================
>>He's always on the back glass behind the sponge over the filter intake.
>>He
>>looks ok from what I can see, and there's plenty of algae in the tank and
>>on
>>the plants again. But yes, I'd love to see his belly on the front glass.
>>I'm getting that ugly black algae on everything again. Also green algae on
>>the plants and glass. I bought new bulbs for the fixtures and that seemed
>>to kick start it........
>
> I rid my tanks of most of algae by cutting my lights on hours from 16
> to 14.
Also, check your phosphate level, that could be another culprit for the
algae. You nitrate level I remember was pretty high, that could have
contributed to a short lifespan. Sorry to hear that he passed. :(
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