Plecostomus

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   sproutdlposted 12 years ago

   Do Plecostomus get lonely and depressed?

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   paradigmsearchposted 12 years ago

   Only when there are no other plecostomus's around.

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      sproutdlposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Actually he was fine with no other Plecostomus. However he did have 5 other goldfish around him. Now they are in the pond and he is alone.  I am thinking he needs a few friends. Right? And I was looking towards not having to maintain a fish tank. ha ha

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         paradigmsearchposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Get him a mirror.

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            sproutdlposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            lol could work!

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               wildernessposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               Or a nice fresh water shark to keep him company.

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   recommend1posted 12 years ago

   What on earth is a Plecostomus ？

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      sproutdlposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      A tropical bottom eaten fish.

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         recommend1posted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Well !!!   who ever would have thought such dangerous fish lurk here in the tropics, I will have to wear reinforced pants when I go swimming next time !!!   

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            mega1posted 12 years agoin reply to this

              exactly!  I'm picturing the panda in rubber swim trunks and maybe one of those donut float devices! 

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               recommend1posted 12 years agoin reply to this

               And a butt-plug as a last line of defence !

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   recommend1posted 12 years ago

   However - to return to the thread !!   Surely the answer is to put old Pleccie in the pond, or get another one to keep it company ?

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      sproutdlposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Unable to put pleco AKA Oscar in the pond. The pond gets too cold for a tropical fish. However, we did place 4 small guppies in with him and he seemed to perk up, or so we thought. Two days ago I woke up to find out he was suicidal. He was lying on the floor approx 6' away from the tank. Thinking he was certainly dead I went to pick him up and he moved scaring me to death. I went ahead and picked him up and placed him in the tank. He was so hard I was certain he was going to die on me. Much to my surprise it was only a few hours before he was back to his bottom cleaning duties. Now that is one tough sucker. lol Excuse the pun.

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