So this could be a sign its doing its job. Also I would suggest you clean or replace your tanks water filter more frequently until the cloudy situation is resolved. They eat algae. How old is your set-up? Is it fully cycled? How many new fish have you added at once? There are a lot of variables. Water changes. Goldfish can take a lot more of these variables. Also the larger the pleco, the more food it needs.
Hi Plecs are tropical. Goldfish are cold water fish.. They hibernate and in my pond under an inch of ice for 2 months. Then they wake up and breed. Plecs at 22 C or below will slow down and die. Is the tank being newly cycled? Other water parameters pH, ammonia, etc? Substrate change or aggitation recently? Type of substrate? White cloudy water or brown or green? There are a couple of possibilities. Plecos are known to produce lots of waste and thus could be clouding up your water.
Either way my suggestion for all of these is getting a UV sterilizer, and do frequent water changes. The UV sterilizer will help clear up the cloudiness while also helping to get rid of any harmful bacteria in your tank. I know it helped me quite a bit when my fish came down with ich.
Hope this helps and sorry it was so long. They lay out really big poops. Lots of waste in some cases. The activity level of your bottom dwellers: — Some bottom dwellers kick up a lot of substrate into the water column when foraging or hiding. Plecos and kuhli loaches come to mind.
Water changes: — How often are you doing water changes, if at all? How are you doing them? Filter Maintenance: — How often do you maintenance the media in your filter? What kind of media do you have? In what order from the intake is the different media housed in the filter? How full is it? How do you clean it? They can be nasty to the water column if not maintained properly. Overall bioload: — How many tank mates do you have, what size tank, what size filter, what kind of filter? What are the bioload parameters for each animal in your tank.
They could be three 9 inch oscars in a 20 high. Water cloudier? I have a very large Oranda goldfish. He ate my snails. I bought two Chinese algae eaters which he also ate. There may have been a issue inngenes some fish just pass early could have inbred or just natural cause. Be careful with the shrimp, some fish will eat them…found out the hard way when I found my Red-Eye Tetra enjoying its meal. Plecostomus varieties usually need certain things in their diet like wood to help with digestion.
This wont cause a sudden death but rather cause a break down in them over a long period of time of slow deterioration. I dont think this is likely in your case.
Goldfish are dirty fish. Plecos are dirty fish. Most likely the temperature and the waste is your issue over time. A high nitrate level causes slow health issues over time. A ammonia spike cause sudden health issues such as swim disorders and appetite loss. Provided cover driftwood for any pleco species or plants for the rest and if you go with common bristlenose if you get a male and female and place a cave in they will readily breed for you.
I had the exact same problem! I had a wonderful Place for around 3 years, bought him the size of my finger and he grew to around 25 centimetres and lived in a 50 gal with 3 goldfish as well before he died. My theory was that he was just getting older and his lifespan was coming to an end, or that the goldfish would suck up some of his pellets and maybe that while it was ok when he was smaller, it became a problem as he got older and needed more?
It really is strange though and I was also scared by the death as his condition and his colour just deteriorated over the timespan of less than a week! He also had a massive filter. I have thousands of them in my filter to prove it. This has happened in more than one aquarium. Your email address will not be published.
Do your current fish or critters mesh well with your chosen algae eater? Oxygenation Levels: What are the oxygenation levels in your tank? Pick an algae eater that matches the same requirements as your existing ecosystem. Does your speed of current rule out any algae eating critters? How will that affect a potential algae eater? Stacy on February 5, at pm. Kenneth on May 12, at pm.
Mike on May 29, at pm. Reid on June 5, at pm. Ka on July 9, at pm. What are your water parameters? What is the temp? Carly on July 13, at am. Peter on July 20, at pm. Fishman on July 27, at am.
Ibrahim on August 5, at am. Alyia on August 23, at am. Kevin on August 27, at am. Regards, Kevin Reply. Llyra Jamar on September 18, at pm. Matthew on October 3, at am. Im no expert but my guess is your plecos ran out of food once they got so big.
Only a guess. Zachary on October 5, at am. What are you feeding the Plecostomus and what species have you been having? Margot on October 10, at am. There are many ways to control algae in the tank, and you do not necessarily need an algae eater to combat the problem. Because an algae eater means one more fish or creature in the tank, its needs have to be considered as well, and it may be best to control the algae in other ways, such as…. If there is still a significant algae problem after taking several steps to control it, it may be time to bring an algae eater home.
Algae eaters are specific organisms that thrive on a diet of algae. Not all organisms eat all types of algae, however, and it is critical to choose the type of algae eater that will make meals of the specific algae in your tank.
The most common algae eaters include snails, shrimp, clams and even some fish, such as specific types of catfish or plecos. To be sure you are choosing the best algae eater for your tank…. As a rule of thumb, you should feed one or two algae wafers per algae eater, on a daily basis. If your algae eater is healthy and in the adult stage of their life, they could probably survive without food for 3 to 7 days.
This could put a stress on their body and immune system, and weaken them — leaving them susceptible to diseases and health issues down the road. To meet their dietary needs, you will have to offer them algae wafers or spirulina, as well as a healthy veggie content.
Some fish food for algae eaters included vegetable matter, but you can also cut up some fresh veggies, such as zucchini, lettuce, or broccoli, and throw them in the tank for your algae eater to feast on every once in a while. Generally, most brands recommend that you feed twice a day the amount of food your fish can eat in 2 hours, but to be sure, check the recommendations by the manufacturer and stick to that.
Occasionally, you can add a bit of fresh veggies, to provide much-needed fiber and vitamins. Of course, if your algae weather is not eating the algae that naturally occurs in the tank, it might be a dietary preference — different algae eaters eat various species of algae, for instance some will feast on hair algae and others only eat diatom algae, and so on. More by Kate Barrington. Home Fish Blog Fish Products. Kate Barrington September 29, Don't Miss Stories on PetGuide.
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