Pleco Sudden Death Syndrome

hi

I have a 1.5ft tank with underwater filter

its a comm tank with KBL x 1 and Oscar x 1, about 3 inches each

everytime i put in a pleco, it dies within a day

its like i see it swimming around for a while, then the nxt thing i know i see it floating belly up in the tank after a few hours.

yesterday was the 4th pleco death already.

i really dun noe wats going on, the KBL and oscar are all dam healthy
and theres no sign of being bitten on the pleco

anyone has any idea what can cause a pleco to die within a day?

thanks!


(also, i use plecos primarily to clean the tank. anyone has any idea how to clean the tank with other types of creatureS? thanks!)

[TuNA]

What type of pleco is that? Did you add salt to the water?

hey ts , i belive its ph shock . as i bought a pleco a few days ago and added to my aro tank , it died after 1h+ . he start to lose ability to stick on walls and ground . test ur ph mayb something wrong

Originally Posted by TuNA

What type of pleco is that? Did you add salt to the water?

its run of the mill 2.50 pleco i bought from the more expensive fish shop at C328.
2nd one from there to die

i had 2 die from the cheaper C329 shop

yea i salt my tank, the kbl seems to like it

plecos cannot salt isit?

[^Lee^]

Originally Posted by crappyjoe

its run of the mill 2.50 pleco i bought from the more expensive fish shop at C328.
2nd one from there to die

i had 2 die from the cheaper C329 shop

yea i salt my tank, the kbl seems to like it

plecos cannot salt isit?

Yes, pleco is no no to salt.

For KBL and aro, salt is good, but pleco, no.

Originally Posted by ^Lee^

Yes, pleco is no no to salt.

For KBL and aro, salt is good, but pleco, no.

Thanks!!!!!!!!

Mystery solved

Sorry forgot to add in

in that case, how shud i clean off the algae in my tank?

Any cleaner-creature that can tolerate slightly saltier tank?

i noticed that if i dun salt the tank, my oscar keep growing white white things at the fins and chin

[mrnyunus]

Chinese algae eater...

Originally Posted by mrnyunus

Chinese algae eater...

what is a chinese algae eateR?

[Saphere]

You can use a magnetic cleaner to clean your tank walls.. settle your water first before adding more livestocks. Your oscars white spots is probably down to poor water condition. With good water you won't need to add salt so often.