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Emma W
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what you mean by suckers? chinese algae eaters? if so try giving them some algae waffers
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Miss Mel
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I have had 2 pairs of sucker fish die (4 fish in total) and they only ever live for about a month. The rocks become very clean in the first few days and they seem active and happy and then in a month i will cone in and they will be dead. Before anyone yells at me for being lazy and getting them to clean my tank, I don't. I like them as fish as they look cool all sucked up to the glass. I do a quarter tank change every 10 days and all levels are as they should be. I am worried that i should be providing more food for the suckers or that they are not in the right temperature. They are in my office so they are at a pretty constant temp. What do you guys think. I would like to replace the last two guys but don't want to sentence them to death if there is something that i am not doing properly.
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Emma W
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what you mean by suckers? chinese algae eaters? if so try giving them some algae waffers
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loupa_carpathian
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What's their temp? Remember that temps drop during seasons and especially at night. Rapid and constant changes are very taxing on them and can make them very sick.
Also, I would definitely supply them with extra food. It can be as simple as clipping a slice of zucchini or cucumber to the sides, or tossing in a feeder block (beware as they can mess with waste levels and ph) or algae chips.
I have 3 otto cats, small 1.5 inch sucker, in my 20 and I make sure to offer extra food.
How large is your tank? Most tanks won;t supply enough food to support that many suckers unless it;s a very large one. You say office, so I suspect it's on the small size. You could keep some algae wafers/chips in your desk and toss them in every couple of days.
And you say tank, that means you have aeration/filtration, right? Some Pleco's are capable of living in low oxygenated waters (sacrificing stomach space for breathing), but only certain breeds and only in low, so some aeration/filtration is definitely required.
Best of Luck!
Also, I would definitely supply them with extra food. It can be as simple as clipping a slice of zucchini or cucumber to the sides, or tossing in a feeder block (beware as they can mess with waste levels and ph) or algae chips.
I have 3 otto cats, small 1.5 inch sucker, in my 20 and I make sure to offer extra food.
How large is your tank? Most tanks won;t supply enough food to support that many suckers unless it;s a very large one. You say office, so I suspect it's on the small size. You could keep some algae wafers/chips in your desk and toss them in every couple of days.
And you say tank, that means you have aeration/filtration, right? Some Pleco's are capable of living in low oxygenated waters (sacrificing stomach space for breathing), but only certain breeds and only in low, so some aeration/filtration is definitely required.
Best of Luck!