Pleco Is Keep Digging Holes

[begainnerfish]

i ve hand my tank setup and cycled just over a month now and i have plants in and sand also a bit off bogwood my sailfin pleco is keep going behind my bogwood and digging a hole which is hitting the bottom on the tank it looks a mess he lies there all day under it how can i stop this

 

[england]

The only way to stop this is rehome him, or get a bigger tank with alot of space, never have a problem with mine

 

[begainnerfish]

The only way to stop this is rehome him, or get a bigger tank with alot of space, never have a problem with mine

ok will rehome him hes getting on my wick

 

[Cdarmychi]

mine likes to have a little dished out section in the sand...so I let him have a corner for it lol...put my driftwood at an angle to hide the hole and we are both happy. Then again, my plec is a loon so...

 

[Geoff1991]

I think it looks more natural when fish have dug holes in the sand, personally.

 

[Infidel_Uk]

you need more than a bit of bog wood ?

i would , if it was *mine* make some sort of cave, or at least a good hiding place, yanno ?

whats the 1st thing a plec does when you add it to the tank ? ........

 

[Cdarmychi]

you need more than a bit of bog wood ?

i would , if it was *mine* make some sort of cave, or at least a good hiding place, yanno ?

whats the 1st thing a plec does when you add it to the tank ? ........

the first thing? find the ONE place you won't ever be able to see him, and stay there for EVER. lol

 

[indigoj]

You know the sailfin is too big a fish for your tank anyway, so you really do need to rehome him to a good home with a big tank.

All plecs will dig holes it is part of what they do, more so if they do not have enough hiding places. I had one that woud wriggle backwards under his favourite piece of wood then thrash his tail until the sand was 'just right' for him. Very messy and fun to watch.

 

[morgan]

My 15" Common has excavated himself a large hole in the gravel under the internal filter housing. He lies there, usually upside down. I can see his eyes looking out! He is completely barmy.