I have a common pleco that I got from a friend 6 months ago. Two weeks ago he was on the verge of death. He would occasionally "wake up" swim to the top of the water then drop almost lifelessly back down to the gravel where he would usually end up laying on his back.
I thought for sure he would be dead in the morning, but that was about two weeks ago and nothing has changed - he is still almost lifeless. The water parameters that I can test for (PH, alkalinity, hardness, Ammonia, Nitrites, and Nitrates) seem OK. The water is still a little hard/salty from a battle with ick, but I thought plecos should be able to handle the salt.
Personally I think it might be a swim bladder disorder or something along similar lines - but I don't know for sure if plecos even have swim bladders. Has anyone else had a similar experience?
I thought for sure he would be dead in the morning, but that was about two weeks ago and nothing has changed - he is still almost lifeless. The water parameters that I can test for (PH, alkalinity, hardness, Ammonia, Nitrites, and Nitrates) seem OK. The water is still a little hard/salty from a battle with ick, but I thought plecos should be able to handle the salt.
Personally I think it might be a swim bladder disorder or something along similar lines - but I don't know for sure if plecos even have swim bladders. Has anyone else had a similar experience?