slightly bizzare question....

[baron von bubba]

could a 3-4 inch plec die and get TOTALLY consumed by tank makes within a week?
i would think it unlikely but the only other option is he jumped out and that is surely far more unlikely.

last time i saw him was a week ago yesterday when i ran out of co2, had no co2 until wednesday so lights had been out so didn't notice his absence until late in the week, now i'm sure he's gone as i had a major replanting today pretty much had the whole tank empty of plants!

 

[aaronnorth]

yes, depending on the fish & quantity they can go in a couple of days. snails are fast eaters!

 

[baron von bubba]

actually i just found a tiny amount of remains in the one small patch of plants i didn't move!
so 40 cardinals, some chain loaches and a couple of young angels can indeed munch thro a smallish plec in a few days! :0(
well, at least i'm sure i didn't gas him!
R.I.P.

 

[samc]

nice looking plec too 🙁 i would look mainly to the loaches though

 

[aaronnorth]

nice plec too

i had a gourami die overnight once (it got stuck in the handle of some pots), it was about 3" in length and i had a couple of aple snails which were about 2" in size, half of the body was gone by the morning

 

[TDI-line]

[said in past tense]

Nice plec. My amano's would strip any dead fish like a locust plague.

 

[Nick16]

what type of plec is it, looks really nice, sorry for the loss tho.

 

[baron von bubba]

what type of plec is it, looks really nice, sorry for the loss tho.

thnx
it was a Leopard Frog Pleco - L134

 

[firstman]

That is a really nice looking Plec. That sucks big time. Are you going to get another?

 

[baron von bubba]

That sucks big time.

no pun intended? :0/

yeah i do really want to get another, a guy fairly close is selling some.
unfortunately i'm waiting to see if i get made redundant, so i need to wait a bit!