Princess1982
Aquarium Advice Activist
Hi Everyone
I have a query about the growth rate of plecos. My mother has 2 common plecos in her 100litre (yes i know, I have told her) tropical tank. They were an inch when she bought them about 6 months ago and are now about 4 inches long each. I have a leopard sailfin pleco in my 450 litre coldwater tank. He was about 2 inches when I bouth him a year and a half ago, now he is maybe 4 inches at best. Why has my mothers plecos grown so much faster than mine?? My mum probably overfeeds the plecos a little but surely that doesn't account for the difference? My pleco gets vegetables twice a week and maybe an algae wafer if there doesn't look like much algae on the tank. Am I underfeeding mine? I'm really confused!
Thanks
I have a query about the growth rate of plecos. My mother has 2 common plecos in her 100litre (yes i know, I have told her) tropical tank. They were an inch when she bought them about 6 months ago and are now about 4 inches long each. I have a leopard sailfin pleco in my 450 litre coldwater tank. He was about 2 inches when I bouth him a year and a half ago, now he is maybe 4 inches at best. Why has my mothers plecos grown so much faster than mine?? My mum probably overfeeds the plecos a little but surely that doesn't account for the difference? My pleco gets vegetables twice a week and maybe an algae wafer if there doesn't look like much algae on the tank. Am I underfeeding mine? I'm really confused!
Thanks