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I know something happened during cycling. Just not sure why. I kept all the same decor most of the old substrate n I placed the old filter sponge in with the new media on the one side because everything I read on cycling suggested that would help. I never ran anything under tap water. Still...

Well I appreciate the advice but he doesn't seem to have a hard time swimming around. And I'm pretty sure a 50% water change would do more harm than good as it would destroy the ballance of bacteria in my tank n stress out my fish. I honestly think it was the stress of changing his tank n doing...

It was listed as a 55g but I just measured it n it was 48x 21x 13. I never did the math I just assumed it was was it was supposed to be

I'm not sure if its considered a breeder or not

Thanks for the heads up on the bala. When I bought them the pet store told me they would b fine in my old set up which was much smaller but I found out that info was wrong from a relative a few months ago. I wish pet stores were more honest about the animals they sell. He seems nice now but if...

My tank is more than 12 inches deep. N I had a pair of bala sharks but his partner died. I plan on getting a replacement after I've solved the problem with my Pleco. I don't feel its right to put new fish in the tank until its problem free.

Thank you. I will look for them too. I think it's my fault he's doing so poorly. I hadn't realized just how much he must have been eating algae off the tank. Going from a full spectrum light for growing plants to this led setup for the new tank doesn't promote enough algae growth. I'm starting...

Still no change. He glides from wall to decoration sucking on things that don't appear to have anything on them and ignores all the goodies I put in the tank. I've even tried sticking the wafers onto the glass but he just goes to a different wall. He's so skinny I don't know what to do.

Well while that was a little disappointing to hear I'm glad you told me that. I will definitely look for low light plants to hold me over until I can afford to upgrade to stronger lighting in my tank. Thank you.

I have some wood in there but he ignores it. Oddly enough he always has. I'll try the shrimp n krill. Hopefully I can get down into the city today-country living does have that one downfall lol. Thanks for the help.

I'm used to having live plants in my tank but my old tank set up had a full spectrum fluorescent tube light- my plants grew like crazy and I loved it! My new 55 gallon is plant less ( none survived the transfer I believed due to some water quality problems that are now resolved) I'd like to...

Thank you for your reply. I will keep trying different veggies. I've already tried zucchini, broccoli, peas, and I herd garlic makes them want to eat so I rubbed garlic cloves on some of his pellets. No luck with any of them yet. Do u know of any other veggies that might work?

I'm no expert and I'm sure there are a lot if things to consider but I'm pretty sure mine is a common pleco too and he's 13 inches. I've had him for about 6 years and I bought him when he was tiny so I don't think he was very old when I got him. I hope that helps.

Hi I'm new here and desperate to find out how to save my big buddy. I've had him for about 6 years now and he's about 13 inches. I believe he is a common pleco but as there are so many kinds I can not be sure. He grew up in a 35 gallon tank and seemed very healthy but was getting too big...

Hi I'm new here and desperate to find out how to save my big buddy. I've had him for about 6 years now and he's about 13 inches. I believe he is a common pleco but as there are so many kinds I can not be sure. He grew up in a 35 gallon tank and seemed very healthy but was getting too big...