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Thank you very much for the food suggestions; also I've moved the pleco. i've now been able to see the extent of damage to the parrots; a little more red than i could see orginally, but i'm glad to know they will heal soon. i placed some extra "prime" conditioner in the water hoping it will aid...

Thank you for this information. I've never heard of anything like this before; I thought the pleco was a placid and easy going breed. My parrots have red streaks, but don't appear injured; what can i do to replace the slime coat? I'll be moving the pleco. Also, the pleco won't eat the algae...

It's a common pleco. Also, I've noticed it's begun "sucking" on the two young parrot fish I have. It won't eat the supplements, only cucumber or zuchinni. It's about 8 inches in length. The parrots look like they've been cornered anytime the pleco is attached to it; can you tell me what the...

How do you determine if a Pleco is male or female?

Hello. I have a 35 gal tank that has 2 young Parrot fish (about 6 months old) and 1 common Pleco about the same age. The Pleco is about 6 inches (I plan to rehome it to a larger tank in the future), and it will not eat the algae wafers; I was told that some Plecs are finiky and will not eat...