fading plec?

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I've noticed recently that their are times when my Plec seems to lose 80% of his color... Then he goes back to normal.

All water params fine (amm 0 nitr 0 nitr 5).

Anyone have ideas? All the other fish in the tank seem fine..
 
All plecs can change colour, although drastic changes are usually a sign of stress. You mention your water parameters are OK so I'd like to ask about his tankmates. In particular, is he in with any other plecs?

EDIT / silly me, just looked at your sig. Can't see anything that would give me cause for concern. Do any of the other fish hassle him?
 
Actually yes, but only during feeding time....

I should have done this before, but I guess I will start now feeding him after the tank lights shut off.

He forces them all away if he wants the Algae tab, but now that the guppys and corys have had a taste for them they want them. I can feed the guppys till they burst, and they still go after those algae tabs.....
 
i have a common plec and iv noticed this to, when the lights go out so does his color. he fades to a whole differant shade and when the lights come back on so does his normal color -_- all my stuff if normal to, i was treating his wth stuff for a lil while and it wouldn't go away so i figured they were juts that way :dunno:
 
Mine does it all the time. Lights on or off doesn't matter.....
 

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