MissMTS

Today when I went to get some more recent pics of my 80 gallon tank, I found my albino BN pleco girl dead at the bottom of the tank. I have kept her and a male together for the past year in hopes that they would breed. She wasn't acting sick at all last night and was eagerly eating her algae wafers when I checked on them. When I took her out of the tank I found a large lesion on her side. My only guess is that my common pleco became aggressive and territorial and attacked her. He is 12 inches and she is only about 3.5 inches I researched before I added the common pleco and everything I found said that they were peaceful towards other plecos and bottom dwellers, but apparently mine has a bit of an attitude. I removed my male albino BN and added him into my 75 gallon with my regular female BN. I didn't want to risk leaving him in there with the other pleco. I feel really bad that this happened because I added a new fish to the tank. I am just really bummed because I lost so many fish in the move, its just hard to lose another one. Anyways, thanks for letting me vent.

PS: Cesch if you are reading this, when you get your longfin albino bn's to breed, I would love to adopt a pair from you.

Lucy

I'm so sorry you lost the your little girl.

Butterfly

I'm so sorry, it's always hard to lose fish whatever the reason. Don't beat your self up over this your a great fish mommy.
Carol

Shawnie

aww kate im so so sorry
all fish are unpredictable as you know...you couldnt have seen this coming ...rip little binnie!

MissMTS

Thanks you guys I just really feel awful when one of my current fish suffers or gets killed because of a new fish that I added to the tank. I just feel bad for disturbing their peace and making what was a happy home a stressful or dangerous environment. I try to choose tankmates carefully, and I can't help but think that this wouldn't have happend if I had gotten a smaller common pleco......I just wanted to help this one out so bad because he was stuffed in that tiny tank

CHoffman

Awww..Kate, I'm so incredibly sorry. I know you were just trying save the Common pleco from a awful fate..You did. ..I'm just sorry it was at the price of your female ABN. This wasn't your fault at all. I'm so sorry it ended up this way. I'm glad you moved your other ABN out. You know I'd love for you to adopt some of my babies. You such a good fish mom!!

pinkfloydpuffer

I'm sorry Kate, losing fishies is so hard Don't blame yourself, you did what you could.

MissMTS

Thanks ladies Hopefully my bad luck has run out for now.... Here's to no more fishie deaths

hkirchen

Sorry Kate! I second that toast!

MissMTS

Thanks Heather!

agabr123

oh no i'm so sorry kate!!!

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