Life Expectancy of Plecko

[wickedxyx]

Hi folks!

Can any one give me an idea of the life expectancy of a common plecko. I just lost one I've had for about four years and I have no idea of the cause of death.

There were no marks or fungus on the body. There did seem to be blood pooling under the scales, but he must have been laying there for about 6 hours before I found him (he died sometime in the night). There is another fish in the aquarium with him that doesn't seem to be affected by anything either.

Thanks for your help.

 

[Inchworm]

Hi wickedxyx

I'm going to move your thread to the Catfish Cradle where it is more likely to be seen by people who know a lot about plecos.

 

[CatLover]

Common plecos live about 25 years.

 

[ryan]

Plecs are quite long lived for fish reaching 20 years+ in a good healthy enviroment.

 

[Scvpirates]

wow 20+ years. i have a long time to keep mine hes only 2.

 

[Davo86]

wow 20+ years. i have a long time to keep mine hes only 2.

that is of course provided it is kept in an adequate tank size, which tbh very few are,
An adequate tank size would be 100G ++