Pleco Questions

[fiddlercrab]

Hey sup, my pleco has some weird white spots on him and is always hiding I was wondering if that is bad. Thanks yall.

 

[Potluck]

Pleco's hide most of the time until you go into the night cycle, as for the white spots I don't see anything a better pic would help

 

[stevenht]

Most plecos you see in LFS are the common plecos and they do have spots.

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[stevenht]

Like potluck said, they hide all the time. Mine will "hide" on a stem he's 10x wider than. He thinks he's hidden but hey, whatever makes him feel safe

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[QuakingAspen]

Most plecos love to hide, I know my clown spends about 80% of his time in his cave. About the spots, I don't see anything unusual. Are you sure that it isn't just your pleco's coloring? Has there been a drastic change recently?

 

[fiddlercrab]

Thanks everybody ill try to get a better picture

 

[Potluck]

He's like you can't see me lol

 

[fiddlercrab]

Yup, if I can't see you you can't see me.

 

[Coursair]

So looks like a Bristlenose Pleco.
What are you feeding him ?

BNs need real wood to chew on as well as plenty of veggies.

This is the site I use for most of my Catfish info
http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=49

 

[Potluck]

He has drift wood, lots of it, blanched zucchini as well and algae wafers, it's a Calico BN

 

[QuakingAspen]

Diet sounds good and everything looks healthy to me.

 

[Potluck]

Yeah i take really good care of my fish, the OP is the one with the issue.