My pleco bites - Aquarium Advice

lovemybarbs · 12-15-2006, 08:15 PM

So I've been thinking of getting him a bigger cave, and now I have to. It seems we have a bit of a war about who gets to sit under one cave and who gets to sit in the other. The pictus should get the smaller one, but sometimes he wants the bigger one. I actually saw the pleco come down on his back and bite him. The pictus didn't move so he pushed down on him again.

My pleco is a bully. Do you think it hurt my pictus??

tropicalfish · 12-15-2006, 10:12 PM

If you really think the pictus is getting hurt, I would isolate the pleco.
My Chinese Algae eater was a bully....
now its gone, no more worries

hc8719 · 12-15-2006, 10:12 PM

i wouldnt say it doesnt not hurt the pictus, but i dont think real injury may occur, yet...

all plecos are bullies, mine just sits on top of my farlowellas at times to be a jerk, and chases off my BGK when im feeding bloodworms, which i really hate

lovemybarbs · 12-15-2006, 10:31 PM

I think I'll try and make him a big cave.

t3hRobG · 12-16-2006, 11:53 AM

My pleco does much the same. He will actually chase other fish around and dive bomb off the glass at our cats when they encroach on his territory. It was especially bad when I still had to supplement the tank with algae pellets. The cats would immediately go for it and our pleco would kind of skirt around the side and then ram the group. Since he has his own food on our glass now it hasn't been an issue.

12-15-2006, 08:15 PM	#1
lovemybarbs Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Posts: 856 Images: 5	My pleco bites So I've been thinking of getting him a bigger cave, and now I have to. It seems we have a bit of a war about who gets to sit under one cave and who gets to sit in the other. The pictus should get the smaller one, but sometimes he wants the bigger one. I actually saw the pleco come down on his back and bite him. The pictus didn't move so he pushed down on him again. My pleco is a bully. Do you think it hurt my pictus??

12-15-2006, 10:12 PM	#2
tropicalfish Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 325	If you really think the pictus is getting hurt, I would isolate the pleco. My Chinese Algae eater was a bully.... now its gone, no more worries __________________ --- 75 Gallon Rena FilStar xP3, Aquarium Systems Visi-Therm 200W (2), Coralife 48" Aqualight 260W 6700K --- 10 Gallon Hexagon Hagen AquaClear 30, Visi-Therm Deluxe 50, DIY CF 20W 6500K CF, Hagen Natural CO2 System :: Bloodfin Tetra (1), Red-eye Tetra (3), Black Skirt Tetra (3), Harlequin Rasbora (6), Platy (1), Otocinclus Catfish (1) :: Rotala Indica, Hygrophila Difformis (Wisteria), Cabomba Carolinia ---

12-15-2006, 10:12 PM	#3
hc8719 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 1,932	i wouldnt say it doesnt not hurt the pictus, but i dont think real injury may occur, yet... all plecos are bullies, mine just sits on top of my farlowellas at times to be a jerk, and chases off my BGK when im feeding bloodworms, which i really hate __________________ "Atrocities are not less atrocities when they occur in laboratories and are called medical research." George Bernard Shaw

12-16-2006, 11:53 AM	#5
t3hRobG Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lafayette, IN Posts: 19 Images: 4	My pleco does much the same. He will actually chase other fish around and dive bomb off the glass at our cats when they encroach on his territory. It was especially bad when I still had to supplement the tank with algae pellets. The cats would immediately go for it and our pleco would kind of skirt around the side and then ram the group. Since he has his own food on our glass now it hasn't been an issue. __________________ Rob http://aquarium.de-fet.us --under construction--

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12-15-2006, 10:31 PM	#4
lovemybarbs Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Posts: 856 Images: 5	I think I'll try and make him a big cave.

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