Albino Bristlenose Pleco

[jimmy_veal]

I noticed yesterday that from one side of my Plecs mouth it had like a white mucus stuck on it - does anyone know what this is and if it needs treating?

 

[jimmy_veal]

when feeding my fish last night the white mucus had disappeared - what a mystery!?

 

[ZoddyZod]

are you sure it wasn't the little ball of 'cheek spikes' that they can produce from the side of their mouths?

 

[jimmy_veal]

It looked like it was coming from the 'cheek spikes'....haha.
He seems fine now though?!
When the cheek spikes protrude is that a warning to other fish?

 

[ZoddyZod]

it's normally more of a warning to other fish as they aren't considered an aggressive species......unless it's the males fighting each other.

 

[bristlenoseitplecoman]

Yeah. Mine does it all the time. He gets agressive at my cories when they get near his wafer or in his cave. He never hurts them though. He just gives them a bump.

 

[Joshwainwright]

My BN scared me earlier, he had the spikes out for a while and then just layed still for about 5 minutes... I thought he had died He jumped up in a big cloud of sand a while after though, like he does

 

[bristlenoseitplecoman]

BN plecos are amazing at fooling you and camouflaging. Every once in a whille I can't find him and then I realize he is literally right in front of me. He used to do it when he was in a small 10 gallon.