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Hi Folks.
Had this pleco for 6 years now. Never had issues. It is the only fish in the tank.
The setup is 30 gallon tank with AquaClear70 filter, natural river gravel, couple of river stones and 2 pieces of driftwood. All items are established (been in tank for over 3 years).
Couple of weeks ago, pleco developed a white spot and something that looked like a minor fin rot. I had a friend over who kept fish for many years and he suggested I treat the tank with Kanaplex. I called the company, they said it is safe for plecos.
I pulled the charcoal filter out and dosed Kanaplex per instructions. A week later all the spots were gone, fish looked healthy, so I done a 30% water change and inserted new carbon filter.
Everything "seems" ok, but Pleco stopped eating... or at least does not look like he is eating, as the wafers are untouched in the morning. Poops are very thin, almost clear. I tried another brand of wafers, still does not touch them.
I do not really know what to do at this point. I have a smaller, 10g ambulatory tank... I only used it once as a "transfer" tank, never as ambulatory as I never had a problem with this fish. My next thought is set that up with half of the water from current tank and half spring water, cycle it for couple of days and let the pleco stay there for several days to see if he starts eating, to eliminate rocks, pebbles, driftwood and current filter from the equation. Am I thinking this right?
Kindly let me know if there is a better alternative to consider.
Thank you in advance,
Michael.
Had this pleco for 6 years now. Never had issues. It is the only fish in the tank.
The setup is 30 gallon tank with AquaClear70 filter, natural river gravel, couple of river stones and 2 pieces of driftwood. All items are established (been in tank for over 3 years).
Couple of weeks ago, pleco developed a white spot and something that looked like a minor fin rot. I had a friend over who kept fish for many years and he suggested I treat the tank with Kanaplex. I called the company, they said it is safe for plecos.
I pulled the charcoal filter out and dosed Kanaplex per instructions. A week later all the spots were gone, fish looked healthy, so I done a 30% water change and inserted new carbon filter.
Everything "seems" ok, but Pleco stopped eating... or at least does not look like he is eating, as the wafers are untouched in the morning. Poops are very thin, almost clear. I tried another brand of wafers, still does not touch them.
I do not really know what to do at this point. I have a smaller, 10g ambulatory tank... I only used it once as a "transfer" tank, never as ambulatory as I never had a problem with this fish. My next thought is set that up with half of the water from current tank and half spring water, cycle it for couple of days and let the pleco stay there for several days to see if he starts eating, to eliminate rocks, pebbles, driftwood and current filter from the equation. Am I thinking this right?
Kindly let me know if there is a better alternative to consider.
Thank you in advance,
Michael.