Lost A Pleco?

[paul_219]

Yesterday i lost my pleco he was one of the gr8 fish i had. All my water reading is fine. I do every 2 weeks water change. I have 2 bn. The othere one ihealthy. I have a 29 gal tank with 2 gouramis. And 2 sharks. What can make him die? I feed him cucumber and algea wafer, and what does he eat from the tank. Plz help.

 

[dane261]

what size were the bristlenoses

 

[DiscusAngel]

water changes need be more often more like everyweekend, other possiblities, internal problems. or you may have had 2 males, the other leading male will bully the other male out of food and could end up killing him.

 

[smithrc]

water changes need be more often more like everyweekend, other possiblities, internal problems. or you may have had 2 males, the other leading male will bully the other male out of food and could end up killing him.

you cant tell what water change regime is needed with out more information...

what are the tanks ammonia, nitrite and nitrate readings?

 

[paul_219]

The water information are good all 0. No it doesnt use to bull the other pleco. They where toegther for about 1 month.

 

[LisaLQ]

All 0 isn't good unless you have a heavily planted tank, there should always be some nitrate in the water if your tank is cycled correctly. Readings of all 0 either mean your tank is planted to the high heavens and you're very lucky (although there'd usually still be some reading of nitrate) or your tank isn't cycled. If it's the latter, that's probably why your fish died.

If you're doing only fortnightly changes with two plecs, that's probably not the best regime either. Especially in a small tank. Even if the water's ok, the poo on the bottom will build up - and cause a build up of bacteria (columnaris is often found in the gravel apparently), and where do your bottom feeders spend all their time? On the bottom.

IMO you need to gravel vac once a week, and as you're doing that a water change wont harm either. But if your tank isn't cycled that's what you need to deal with first.

How long has the tank been set up, how long was it before you added fish, how did you cycle it, and is it planted now?

 

[paul_219]

My tank had been set up from december 1 2007. I have my other fish they are good. Yeah they spend most of the time in the bottom of the tank. And sometimes on the glass or the rock. Yeah i will do be doing a gravel clean soon.

 

[DiscusAngel]

My tank had been set up from december 1 2007. I have my other fish they are good. Yeah they spend most of the time in the bottom of the tank. And sometimes on the glass or the rock. Yeah i will do be doing a gravel clean soon.

WOW!! FUTRISTIC TANKS.. Coooooooooool...