**sarahp**
Fishaholic
I have just rescued 2 common plecos from the most awful conditions 
They were in a tank 24" x 18" x 18". There were at least 10 goldfish and these 2 commons in the tank 
He was running a fluval 2 (runs at 400 litres per hour).
2 of the goldfish were at least 6-7 inches long and the others were probably 3 inches minimum. I couldnt believe what I was seeing. This man is a client of my OH's and when OH went round to do an appointment 2 weeks ago he mentioned my new tank and this man said I could have those '2 damn plecos'
I dread to think of the levels of his water - it must be filthy
Anyway - I digress in anger - When I first put the lights back on one of these plecs looked very odd - he looked like he had patches of white mould on him and he was really breathing heavily. I dont have a hospital tank - its on my to do list for first thing tomorrow and I was very concerned about my other fish. But have just checked him and most of the pale patches have gone - could it have been stress and now he is in clean water he feels better? He is very active - much more active than the other one - mooching about - looks like he's checking out his new pad
Also I would like to give him a bit of cucumber and I have some weights but my tank is 24" deep and I wont be able to get the weight out again - is it ok to tie some cotton thread on it so I cn remove it later or will the other fishes (danios and rasboras) hurt themselves on it?
Sorry for all the questions and the rant but my entry into fish keeping had been so controlled until tonight
They were in a tank 24" x 18" x 18". There were at least 10 goldfish and these 2 commons in the tank He was running a fluval 2 (runs at 400 litres per hour).2 of the goldfish were at least 6-7 inches long and the others were probably 3 inches minimum. I couldnt believe what I was seeing. This man is a client of my OH's and when OH went round to do an appointment 2 weeks ago he mentioned my new tank and this man said I could have those '2 damn plecos'
I dread to think of the levels of his water - it must be filthy
Anyway - I digress in anger - When I first put the lights back on one of these plecs looked very odd - he looked like he had patches of white mould on him and he was really breathing heavily. I dont have a hospital tank - its on my to do list for first thing tomorrow and I was very concerned about my other fish. But have just checked him and most of the pale patches have gone - could it have been stress and now he is in clean water he feels better? He is very active - much more active than the other one - mooching about - looks like he's checking out his new pad
Also I would like to give him a bit of cucumber and I have some weights but my tank is 24" deep and I wont be able to get the weight out again - is it ok to tie some cotton thread on it so I cn remove it later or will the other fishes (danios and rasboras) hurt themselves on it?
Sorry for all the questions and the rant but my entry into fish keeping had been so controlled until tonight
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