Re: [GSAS-Member] plecos

[Ken <xgulo@yahoo.com>]

I have found plecos to be sensitive to changing water conditions.
   
  Ken

  

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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:28:24 -0700 (PDT)
From: Steev Ward 
Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Can't keep plecos alive?
To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat

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I don't think you are condemning a pleco to death. They can be unpredictable 
when it
comes to dying. Even the Bristlenose, and especailly WILD ones, are known for 
suddenly
keeling over for no apparent reason. They are good at eating a variety of 
things but I
think they can make themselves sick by eating the wrong stuff when they find 
it. I
wouldn't hesitate to try another one, especially the bristlenose that Jenny and 
Hiro
are raising.

Steev
--- Laurel Larsen wrote:

> Thank you for your input Matt. I should have mentioned that he was 
> also getting blanched zucchini, and the occasional green bell pepper 
> among whatever other leftover veggies that I feed my mbuna tank. 
> I'll try a locally bred one, I just hate the idea of condemning 
> another little guy to death. I started finding pieces of his armor 
> shell in a low-flow area of the tank, so he's certainly dead. I 
> guess I'll hold out for the next auction unless anyone has one burning 
> a hole in their tank.
> 
> Laurel

       
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