ConanTheLibraia
Aquarium Advice FINatic
After dark I went downstairs, turned on the light to my 63, and i saw my pleco and my bala shark become startled after laying on their stomachs on the gravel. Is this how many fish sleep? I also have another pleco that is very skiddish and likes to hang out in this one top corner under the auto. feeder next to the thermometer. He never goes anywhere really and has exausted the supply of algae in that small corner he stays at. I've ever tried to chase him away to eat but he keeps coming back. He has been bypassed in size almost 2 times by the other pleco who I bought at the same time as him. I also put in algae wafers sometimes but neither seem interested or able to find them.
Yes, I believe that's how fish sleep. When I go into the living room early in the morning before the sun rises I'll see the fish laying at the bottom of the tank, barely moving. This is a big reason why you can't keep crayfish with other fish. They tend to sleep on the bottom of the tank and will get eaten.
