Help with my pleco mouth fungus...
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Did you dab the peroxide on him and just put him back in the tank?
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Just now getting back here... yes, that is exactly what I did. For whatever reason, it didn't fight very much. I had a small bowl of tank water to slip it into and then transferred it back home.
It is doing great now, and is getting huge.
It is doing great now, and is getting huge.
Cactuspixie
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I have no idea what the scary anemone-looking thing is, but the discoloration is normal. It is usually due to stress- either lighting/water quality/tank dynamics etc. are they both sailfin plecos?
Cactuspixie
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Unless you have a very large tank with lots of caves etc, they will cause you problems because they don't get along with their own kind or anyone who looks like them. I had two together in a 650L tank- I bought them when they were 3 inches, and by the time they were 6 inches they started showing signs of aggression toward one another. I separated them, putting one with a 10 inch common pleco. He was nasty to him too, especially around food, to the point where one night I had to pull him out and put him in with my 2 comets. Not ideal, but he seems happier there.
They have a very large bio load, even when young, so you'll need to keep fairly rigorous gravel clean and water change regimen. When I had the 2 sailfins together I did pwc twice weekly and vacuumed the gravel daily. This helps prevent infection of any injuries incurred during their little territorial disputes. (Now I have to do pwc on the comet tank daily! aargh)
Sailfins are such great fish- if you're able to separate them, they'll really come into their own and you'll see their real personalities.
Cactuspixie
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Unless, like me, you are prepared to end up with more tanks than you have rooms where you live, I'd suggest rehoming one before you get too attached.
Cactuspixie
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Yeah, that would be a good idea- they live a long time. A long time in which to give you grief if the dynamics aren't right. You may as well sort it out now and have a happy tank that you can relax and enjoy for years to come. Or become a fish tank hoarder. Lol
Oohitsae
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Leave it with free roam...
A female might work, but then you'll end up with babies eventually and they take a while to grow to sellable size, meaning a while of a TON of water changes.
If you were to get a different species you'd still end up with aggression.
A female might work, but then you'll end up with babies eventually and they take a while to grow to sellable size, meaning a while of a TON of water changes.
If you were to get a different species you'd still end up with aggression.
Cactuspixie
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Sailfins are happier when they are the only pleco in the tank.
Cactuspixie
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Yeah, and the stoushes can become quite nasty since the weaker one can't flee to another territory. The dominant one can end up killing the weaker- mostly through its infected wounds and stress. The dominant one won't stop this behavior until one way or another he is the only pleco in his domain.
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