What is this on my BN Pleco?

[JamieTYV]

My BN is loads healthier! I’m not sure it’s 100% gone, and I’m not sure any treatment actually helped but he’s still with us and out of his hospital tank, chomping on anything I give him!

Here he is enjoying some yellow pepper today!

 

[Avel1896]

My BN is loads healthier! I’m not sure it’s 100% gone, and I’m not sure any treatment actually helped but he’s still with us and out of his hospital tank, chomping on anything I give him!
Here he is enjoying some yellow pepper today!

Nice to hear this !
I haven't noticed before, I think your BN pleco is a female considering its small and subdued bristles sprouting out around its mouth.

 

[JamieTYV]

Nice to hear this !
I haven't noticed before, I think your BN pleco is a female considering its small and subdued bristles sprouting out around its mouth.

Im still more convinced he is a he... a zoom in on one of his photos shows LOADS of bristles on his nose as well as the smaller mouth sprouts. For this reason only, I believe he is male

 

[Avel1896]

Head bristles are too large to be female's.

Do you blanch vegetables before you give him ?

 

[JamieTYV]

Head bristles are too large to be female's.

Do you blanch vegetables before you give him ?

Certainly do! Just a couple minutes in boiling water then cooled and rinsed off in a jug of tank water

 

[Avel1896]

Certainly do! Just a couple minutes in boiling water then cooled and rinsed off in a jug of tank water

Did you try lettuce (blanched 1 min) ? They usually like it.

 

[JamieTYV]

Did you try lettuce (blanched 1 min) ? They usually like it.

Haven’t tried it yet, usually opt for Courgette, Peppers, strawberries, sliced grapes and occasionally Cucumber.

Ill give it a go as I often have a variety of “fancy” lettuces in the fridge as my spoiled Guinea Pigs love it!

 

[Slaphppy7]

Glad to hear he is doing better!

Also try cauliflower, broccoli, and green beans, that have been blanched or steamed

 

[Avel1896]

strawberries

he is a luxury pleco

 

[FroFro]

Oh for f*#% sake, why didn’t I think of this? ?

Oh my ever loving god I want to vomit

 

[Avel1896]

Hello @jamie what's up ?

 

[JamieTYV]

Umm, fuel prices?

What's up wit u?

 

[Avel1896]

Umm, fuel prices?

What's up wit u?

Fuel prices too
I should have said about your BN pleco's gills

 

[JamieTYV]

Fuel prices too
I should have said about your BN pleco's gills

He's doing just fine now, would likely never know he was ever ill! Greedy lil mo-fo too

 

[Avel1896]

Happy to hear this good news