3 Plecs Down

[YADDA]

Since January I've had 3 plecs and all have died within a few weeks. The last one
only lasted a fortnight.

All water tests are fine and all other fish are fine too.

The last plec was swimming about and sucking the tank quite happily and eating
cucumber like it was his last meal.

What am I doing wrong?

 

[*Fishkies*]

First off, Hello and !!!


Next, have some questions...

What all do you feed them and how often do you believe they get food? If you don't feed them anything differently.
Do you see any fish picking on them at all ever?
What size tank do you keep them in?
Have you had any recent illnesses in the tank?

 

[YADDA]

First off, Hello and !!!


Next, have some questions...

What all do you feed them and how often do you believe they get food? If you don't feed them anything differently.
Do you see any fish picking on them at all ever?
What size tank do you keep them in?
Have you had any recent illnesses in the tank?

I normally feed the neons pellets each night and then I add a bit cucumber every second or third night. They are
living in a 84 gallon tank with 10 neons and 4 shrimps.
A few months ago I had a bad case of white spot that wiped out 20 of my fish but I had lost a plec before that.

 

[kewskills]

welcome to the forum
sorry i cant help with your question.

 

[WILDER]

Plecs are not easy to keep it getting them eating.
Are the plecs thin.
Any colour change to them pale or darker in colour.
What it look like when they go to the toilet.
Check then anus if see if its enlarged or red and inflamed.
Water stats would be good, and size of tank.

 

[YADDA]

Plecs are not easy to keep it getting them eating.
Are the plecs thin.
Any colour change to them pale or darker in colour.
What it look like when they go to the toilet.
Check then anus if see if its enlarged or red and inflamed.
Water stats would be good, and size of tank.

Morning, he was quite pale when introduced to the tank but got his colour
back within a few hours.
Never actually seen him go to the toilet but his undercarriage looked
fine, no inflamation and no redness.
As I said previously, my tank is 84 gallons (do you want the measurements?)
and all water tests are as they should be.
I'm just worried that I'm doing something wrong.