Missing Pleco

[Fishlover94]

How not see my pelco for 2 days had ammonia at 2 ppm did 50% water change still did not see him changed the decor still can't see him

 

[Jacky12]

These guys like to hide. Try removing or moving aside all plants & decor. When removing hides, be sure to check carefully with a flashlight to see if it’s there. Do you have other fish in the tank? What kind of pleco do you have &what’s the size? If the pleco died, it’s possible the others ate him.

Check carefully around the filter. Mine like to cling to all sides of it & the coloration blends in.
If you have a sponge filter, look underneath, that is, if you have smaller plecos.

 

[Fishlover94]

These guys like to hide. Try removing or moving aside all plants & decor. When removing hides, be sure to check carefully with a flashlight to see if it’s there. Do you have other fish in the tank? What kind of pleco do you have &what’s the size? If the pleco died, it’s possible the others ate him.

Check carefully around the filter. Mine like to cling to all sides of it & the coloration blends in.
If you have a sponge filter, look underneath, that is, if you have smaller plecos.

1.25 inches I did move everything didn't see him. Tetras barbs rainbow, was a normal Bushynose Pelco.
I'm worried if he did die when I did the gravel cleaning I pushed him in the gravel even farther

 

[Andy Sager]

1.25 inches I did move everything didn't see him. Tetras barbs rainbow, was a normal Bushynose Pelco.
I'm worried if he did die when I did the gravel cleaning I pushed him in the gravel even farther

They have a knack of holding onto things when they get moved. You could have picked up a rock and it was on it and you didn't see it.
Unless you see a rise in ammonia in your tank, it's safe to say that if it is dead, it is not causing a problem to your water quality. If you do see ammonia, a water change will help that and do some gravel cleaning to see if you can find the skeleton.

 

[Jacky12]

Hope it shows up, poor little thing. Plecos do better in sand, not gravel. Someone gave me an 11” common pleco about a month ago & I love her & bought 4 tiny clown plecos, 2 rhino plecos and 3 blue phantoms. Every source I’m reading says to use sand.

Usually they scurry off as the vacuum approaches. If not, shove them aside with a net or whatever. They are, as Andy says, clingy things.

This is my big girl.

Dang, the pics keep rotating when uploaded.

 

[Fishlover94]

They have a knack of holding onto things when they get moved. You could have picked up a rock and it was on it and you didn't see it.

Unless you see a rise in ammonia in your tank, it's safe to say that if it is dead, it is not causing a problem to your water quality. If you do see ammonia, a water change will help that and do some gravel cleaning to see if you can find the skeleton.

OK, I will keep checking; my ammonia was in check, and then it jumped to that 2 parts per million, so I'm thinking that was him dying

 

[Fishlover94]

Hope it shows up, poor little thing. Plecos do better in sand, not gravel. Someone gave me an 11” common pleco about a month ago & I love her & bought 4 tiny clown plecos, 2 rhino plecos and 3 blue phantoms. Every source I’m reading says to use sand.

Usually they scurry off as the vacuum approaches. If not, shove them aside with a net or whatever. They are, as Andy says, clingy things.

This is my big girl.

Dang, the pics keep rotating when uploaded.

He's alive

 

[Jacky12]

Wonderful!




here's the pic of my 11" common pleco that rotated when uploaded from the ipad yesterday. I'm trying on the laptop now.

 

[Andy Sager]

He's alive