My large BN pleco in my 29 gallon tank died suddenly. Don't know the cause. All tank parameter were fine..no other fish affected. Well, soon after he died I got an algae outbreak on the leaves and tank walls. I did a large water change and added some floating leaves.
Well I figured maybe I should move my other BN pleco from the 35 gallon to the 29 gallon as there is plenty of algae he can eat there. What a tough time I had catching the pleco. I dropped in an alge wafer and put the net close by figuring he would soon pounce on it. No dice. I saw him in a corner and tried to catch him. He quickly moved. I tried again and again to no avail. In order to catch him I had to remove all the plants, my cave, my asian fisherman and the sponge filter. He would still find something to hide behind.... the heater, the filter, clinging to tank walls.It still wasn't easy but after several attempt, I finally succeeded.
Plecos are among the hardest fish to catch as they love to hide, but persistence paid off.
Well I figured maybe I should move my other BN pleco from the 35 gallon to the 29 gallon as there is plenty of algae he can eat there. What a tough time I had catching the pleco. I dropped in an alge wafer and put the net close by figuring he would soon pounce on it. No dice. I saw him in a corner and tried to catch him. He quickly moved. I tried again and again to no avail. In order to catch him I had to remove all the plants, my cave, my asian fisherman and the sponge filter. He would still find something to hide behind.... the heater, the filter, clinging to tank walls.It still wasn't easy but after several attempt, I finally succeeded.
Plecos are among the hardest fish to catch as they love to hide, but persistence paid off.
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