Bol
Fish Addict
I found a great deal on a queen arabesque pleco this week, so it's at home now. Put him in the 10g quarantine tank, along with the current population (3 lemon tetras, 2 bronze cories, one oto).
When I put it in the tank, it basically found a cave, settled in, and does not appear to have moved in roughly 40 hours. I've read a few times that it's normal for plecos to hide for a "couple of days", but ... not moving for almost two days seems like it's taking "hiding" to the extreme. Should I be concerned? If so, what might I do?
He's not dead; I know that. Appears to be breathing ok (or slowly, at least -- I have never had a pleco before, but slow breathing seems to be a good sign for other fish) I also dropped a slice of cucumber (blanched) a few inches away from him yesterday, and it's still fully intact. He had access to some sinking wafer, and part of an algae wafer, too, but I'm not sure who ate that.
When I put it in the tank, it basically found a cave, settled in, and does not appear to have moved in roughly 40 hours. I've read a few times that it's normal for plecos to hide for a "couple of days", but ... not moving for almost two days seems like it's taking "hiding" to the extreme. Should I be concerned? If so, what might I do?
He's not dead; I know that. Appears to be breathing ok (or slowly, at least -- I have never had a pleco before, but slow breathing seems to be a good sign for other fish) I also dropped a slice of cucumber (blanched) a few inches away from him yesterday, and it's still fully intact. He had access to some sinking wafer, and part of an algae wafer, too, but I'm not sure who ate that.