Bashed up pleco

[KateRedDevil]

Hi, my pleco "marvin" (about 9 inches) has been absolutely bashed up by my pair of Red Devils. It's not his body that's been badly bitten it is his fins which look very ragged and damaged. He is now in a calm tank with some silver dollars but I would like to know if he'll recover and if there is anything I can do to help him?

 

[Michael Roth]

he will be fine. just let him rest, feed him well, maybe leave the lights off for that tank just for added relief

 

[Vip]

I think if your red devils are breeding you should remove all fish from the tank as they might kill them all off.

 

[KateRedDevil]

My RD's are the only thing in the tank now.... the pleco is their only other tank mate anyway. You know how RD's are about making friends!
Thanks for your reassurance.

 

[Vip]

Good Stuff

 

[Tolak]

One of my plecs,"spazz", is much more rowdy than his other two plec tankmates, tearing a fin or two of theirs on a regular basis. He is 9", the other 2 are 12", they all heal up in a few days. Just make sure water parameters are good, and your plec should be fine in no time.