Dead Pleco?

[lyquidphyre]

Do dead plecos float?

I have an 8 inch common pleco that I think is.. well... dead. However, he is not floating. He looks kinda limp, and while I was pruning plants, I tried to make him move and he didn't move at all (when he normally does). I don't want to get the net after him if he isn't dead.


Anyone know?

 

[rich311k]

If you poked him and he didnt move is not a good sign. Are his gills moving?

 

[lyquidphyre]

No. It doesn't look like his gills are moving, and on closer inspection his eyes are kinda foggy.



How sad. I don't know what would have caused him to die.

 

[lovemybarbs]

Was he old?

 

[lyquidphyre]

I've had him for about *thinks* 3 years, but Im not sure how old he was when I got him (he came with an ebay tank). He was about 5in long when I first got him.

 

[lovemybarbs]

I guess it is impossible to know if he was sick because they hardly do anything with the lights on.

 

[lyquidphyre]

I see him during the day quite often, and I havn't noticed anything out of the ordinary.

 

[lovemybarbs]

Mine is out now, but the lights are off. He rarely comes out with the light on unless it is midnight and I haven't turned off the light yet.

 

[An t-iasg]

Awww...sorry to hear about your pleco.

 

[rich311k]

I am sorry for your loss.

 

[Zagz]

So sorry to hear about your pleco.

 

[Puriti]

T__T awe...sowwy bout your pleco...

 

[Fishyfanatic]

Sorry to hear about your Pleco.

 

[tropicfishman]

thats horrible, i'm sorry to hear about that, hopefully your next one lives a longer life