Hi I'm new here and desperate to find out how to save my big buddy. I've had him for about 6 years now and he's about 13 inches. I believe he is a common pleco but as there are so many kinds I can not be sure. He grew up in a 35 gallon tank and seemed very healthy but was getting too big, knocking everything in the tank over so in July I bought a nice 55gallon tank for him.
While initially setting up the tank I had some problems which in all my years of having fish I'd never experienced and I unfortunatly lost several fish. ( it flip flopped between green and milky water for months ). The water is now cristal clear and had tested normal in all paramiters when I took it for testing.
The tank has 2 whisper 10-30i filters, a heater that keeps the tank at 76, a bubbler all the decorations from the previous tank except the live plants which didn't survive the initial poor water conditions. And this new tank has different lighting. (This one came with LED lights but I used to use a full spectrum tube light). I'm feeding him the same food he always loved ( sinking wafers mostly) and his surviving tank mates include one bala shark about 5 inches, a small red barb & 2large angels. They get along well. Nothing has changed in his routine but he just won't eat. I used to b able to hand feed him n now he's like a floating skeleton he's all sunk in everywhere! I don't want to loose him. If anyone can please help me I'd appreciate it.
While initially setting up the tank I had some problems which in all my years of having fish I'd never experienced and I unfortunatly lost several fish. ( it flip flopped between green and milky water for months ). The water is now cristal clear and had tested normal in all paramiters when I took it for testing.
The tank has 2 whisper 10-30i filters, a heater that keeps the tank at 76, a bubbler all the decorations from the previous tank except the live plants which didn't survive the initial poor water conditions. And this new tank has different lighting. (This one came with LED lights but I used to use a full spectrum tube light). I'm feeding him the same food he always loved ( sinking wafers mostly) and his surviving tank mates include one bala shark about 5 inches, a small red barb & 2large angels. They get along well. Nothing has changed in his routine but he just won't eat. I used to b able to hand feed him n now he's like a floating skeleton he's all sunk in everywhere! I don't want to loose him. If anyone can please help me I'd appreciate it.