Pick Plec
April 24th, 2011 | 
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hey i have a few questions.....my plecostomus fish markinmgs are fading away? also how do i get rid of snales?
hey i have a plecostomus fish and he’s lovely.. but his body markings is fading in curtain areas... does anyone know what does this mean?
also i have lots of snails and i have to keep picking them out every day, and i have to clean my filter ( fluval 205) every week because the water starts to run out more slower then usual...when i clean the filter out its filthy.. and bits of gunk every where.....
i have two dollar fish, a cat fish and a plec... i have a large tank but it keeps becoming filthy... of their pooh.. an when the dollar fish start fluttering around the water become disgusting with muck and other bits floating around.... this surly cant be good for there gills????
Any help would be much appreciated...x
I sounds like your tank has a few issues from water quality. Here are a few ideas that if you aren't doing them already would help solve the problems.
1. Do regular weekly water changes with a gravel siphon. Use it to remove debris and waste from the gravel. Change at least 25% of the water each week and clean as much of the gravel as possible while removing the water.
2. Clean the filter out a bit more often, at least until the problem comes under control. clean it out with a bit of water from the tank and return the cleaned material to the filter.
3. Be very careful that your not over feeding the fish. Feed only what they can eat within a few minites. If you see remaining food after 5 minutes, feed less the next time.
4.For the snails try this trick. Use a small plastic food container and poke hole in it large enough for the snail to crawl through but too small for any fish to get throw. Add a little gravel from the tank to weigh it down and put a piece of lettuce in it. Leave this overnight in the tank and remove it the nest morning. Many snails will find their way into the container and it will be easy to remove them. After several nights in a row you'll have far, far fewer snails.
5. Most of the plecos problem probably comes from poor water quality. Keeping up with the weekly water changes, cleaning the gravel and cleaning the filter will most likely restore his color. You can also feed him a bit of lettuce every few days once the snail problem is under control.
Hope that helps
MM
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