What happened to my Pleco!!!

[Melaniew55]

Just found this an hour ago ?, what could have happened? This is his stomach, he is all green. He is an albino pleco. Stomach also looks sunken in. Did he starve?

 

[tlindsey]

How long did you have the Pleco and what were you feeding it?

 

[Melaniew55]

I had him about 6 months or more. He had a varied diet of cucumber and pellets And bug bites. He also has drift wood in there. But I got some parrot fish and they’re pigs. I was worried he wasn’t getting any food and fed at night. But I think he still wasn’t getting food...

 

[tlindsey]

You are probably correct. If the aquarium was not completely dark when you put in the food the Cichlid will definitely locate the food.

 

[tlindsey]

You are probably correct. If the aquarium was not completely dark when you put in the food the Cichlid will definitely locate the food.

Also prior to adding the Parrot Cichlid did you quarantine the Cichlid? If you didn't then the Parrot fish could have been carrying parasites.

 

[Melaniew55]

I did not quarantine, had them about 2 months now.