My pleco is getting insanely huge. Have had him for 17 years or so. Keep upgrading the tank and he keeps growing!
Lately he has been feeding upside down from the top of the water when I drop flakes in for the other fish. I'm worried he might not be getting enough food.
I'm currently feeding him Omega One veggie rounds and he is getting 4 a day and a pinch of xl granules that he picks up from the bottom. I also over feed the flakes a bit since he gets anything that falls, but now he isn't waiting for things to fall and will eat off the top of the water.
I read before somewhere that this can cause buoyancy issues with air bubbles getting into their digestive system, so am wondering if/what I should do something to correct this.
Do I need to up his tablets? Usually I do 3 at night and 1 before work in the afternoon. He never leaves any of them. If I put more than 1 in the afternoon he sometimes will leave it.
Here is a picture of Lurch.
Lately he has been feeding upside down from the top of the water when I drop flakes in for the other fish. I'm worried he might not be getting enough food.
I'm currently feeding him Omega One veggie rounds and he is getting 4 a day and a pinch of xl granules that he picks up from the bottom. I also over feed the flakes a bit since he gets anything that falls, but now he isn't waiting for things to fall and will eat off the top of the water.
I read before somewhere that this can cause buoyancy issues with air bubbles getting into their digestive system, so am wondering if/what I should do something to correct this.
Do I need to up his tablets? Usually I do 3 at night and 1 before work in the afternoon. He never leaves any of them. If I put more than 1 in the afternoon he sometimes will leave it.
Here is a picture of Lurch.