Re: Frog and pleco's

[June Olberding <jdolb1@comcast.net>]

Yep, he was sucking on the frog. I will keep an eye on him to see if he does
it to fish in the tank.
Thanks
June
> By "Rasping" do you mean sucking on the frog? If so, he was most likely
> sucking off the frogs Slim Coat. I wouldn't be surprised if this wasn't his
> first time doing it, it was just your first time noticing it. Most of the
> time a pleco (Bristlenose or not, I've seen Commons do the same thing) will
> never attack a fish for food unless they are very hungry. But once they
> taste slime coat they seem to prefer it more over their regular diet. If
> that?s your case he will most likely continue to attack victims. It?s like
> once a bear kills someone, it can be known to do it again, because it?s easy
> and tasty. Well if that was what you meant by ?rasping? hope this helps.
> Aaron.
> 
> 
>> From: June Olberding <jdolb1@comcast.net>
>> Reply-To: gsas-member@thekrib.com
>> To: <gsas-member@thekrib.com>
>> Subject: Frog and pleco's
>> Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2003 10:32:22 -0700
>> 
>> Noted the following behavior with a little pleco and wondered if anybody
>> else has observed them to take exception to tank mates. I know they can
>> fight among them selves over territory and with my spawning pair, the male
>> is definitely "top" fish of the two.
>> Re: Bristlenose pleco and African frogs.
>> Small frog in guppy tank with small Bristlenose. Observed the frog and
>> bristlenose rushing at each other over the bloodworm dinner. The frog was
>> suprisingly assertive but Pleco more persistent and larger. Finally the
>> Pleco started landing on top of the frog and "rasping" him. A few times of
>> that and the frog retired from the field. Wish I had one of those neat
>> little video cameras like Erik's to capture it. The next day I observed
>> that
>> the Pleco seemed to have developed an attitude toward the frog and would
>> jump on him and "rasp" even with no food  present. The frog looked to me to
>> be in danger so moved him to another tank.
>> Is this normal or do I have a rouge bristlenose here?
>> June
>> 
>> 
> 


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