pleco faeces

[Flash Wilson]

Hello, not a delightful subject but anyway...

My pleco has recently started creating long stringy faeces, of
the usual darkish brown colour. Unlike usually where they break
up, these hang around and I can fish them out by hand, which I
am doing (lovely!) - is this a symptom of something wrong, or
in the range of "normal" for a pleco?

I would have taken a photo but that might be going too far.
I've had Algernon the pleco for a couple of years, he's about 5"
and seems happy otherwise.

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[coelacanth]

Do you have a peice of driftwood for him to nibble?
Plecos need wood (lignin?) in their diet (probably
for roughage).

BTW if you've had him for a couple of years and he's
only 5", I doubt he's a pleco (Hypostomus sp.). If he were,
he'd be at least 12".

-coalcanth

"Flash Wilson" > wrote in message
...
> Hello, not a delightful subject but anyway...
>
> My pleco has recently started creating long stringy faeces, of
> the usual darkish brown colour. Unlike usually where they break
> up, these hang around and I can fish them out by hand, which I
> am doing (lovely!) - is this a symptom of something wrong, or
> in the range of "normal" for a pleco?
>
> I would have taken a photo but that might be going too far.
> I've had Algernon the pleco for a couple of years, he's about 5"
> and seems happy otherwise.
>
> --
> Flash Wilson
> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> Going abroad? Please take a photo of a pylon in another country!
> www.gorge.org/pylons has 16 countries covered - only 176 to go!

[Flash Wilson]

On Wed, 06 Aug 2003 17:53:45 GMT, coelacanth > wrote:
>Do you have a peice of driftwood for him to nibble?
>Plecos need wood (lignin?) in their diet (probably
>for roughage).

He's got loads, about 4 largish pieces... this is a sudden
change, anyway.

>BTW if you've had him for a couple of years and he's
>only 5", I doubt he's a pleco (Hypostomus sp.). If he were,
>he'd be at least 12".

He's definitely a pleco. He grew like mad initally such that
I had to move him out of the 2ft tank, but he hasn't really
grown much in the 4ft. Still, he matches exactly the ones
that are over a foot in the shop. They do grow big but he
competes with a 7-8" clown syno now for food and I think he
maybe just isn't getting as much as before, though his belly
is still plump.


Thanks for the suggestions.
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[Haywire]

Brown strigy faeces like a polish coil kolbasa eh? well that describes
every damned pl*co I've ever had, and currently have. My pl*co's have
super poo, the python only breaks up the coils and can't lift that heavy s.

(Flash Wilson) wrote in
:

> On Wed, 06 Aug 2003 17:53:45 GMT, coelacanth
> > wrote:
>>Do you have a peice of driftwood for him to nibble?
>>Plecos need wood (lignin?) in their diet (probably
>>for roughage).
>
> He's got loads, about 4 largish pieces... this is a sudden
> change, anyway.
>
>>BTW if you've had him for a couple of years and he's
>>only 5", I doubt he's a pleco (Hypostomus sp.). If he were,
>>he'd be at least 12".
>
> He's definitely a pleco. He grew like mad initally such that
> I had to move him out of the 2ft tank, but he hasn't really
> grown much in the 4ft. Still, he matches exactly the ones
> that are over a foot in the shop. They do grow big but he
> competes with a 7-8" clown syno now for food and I think he
> maybe just isn't getting as much as before, though his belly
> is still plump.
>
>
> Thanks for the suggestions.

[Flash Wilson]

On Thu, 07 Aug 2003 11:05:34 GMT, Haywire > wrote:
>Brown strigy faeces like a polish coil kolbasa eh? well that describes
>every damned pl*co I've ever had, and currently have. My pl*co's have
>super poo, the python only breaks up the coils and can't lift that heavy s.

Ok, mine's been slacking up til now then :)

Cheers for the reassurance!

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[mindmeld]

maybe it had a minor digestive problem until now, and now that it's cleared up
your pl*co will grow like crazy.

btw, fyi, spell pl*co as Haywire and I have... you may have less trouble with
yours... it's a bizarre and frequently substantiated superstition that spelling it
out properly kills the ones you have.

mindmeld


Flash Wilson wrote:

> On Thu, 07 Aug 2003 11:05:34 GMT, Haywire > wrote:
> >Brown strigy faeces like a polish coil kolbasa eh? well that describes
> >every damned pl*co I've ever had, and currently have. My pl*co's have
> >super poo, the python only breaks up the coils and can't lift that heavy s.
>
> Ok, mine's been slacking up til now then :)
>
> Cheers for the reassurance!
>
> --
> Flash Wilson
> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> Losing the Electric Ballroom to compulsory purchase by LUL sucks!
> Email your MP now: http://www.camdenlock.co.uk/writenow.htm

[Flash Wilson]

On Fri, 08 Aug 2003 14:30:38 GMT, mindmeld > wrote:
>maybe it had a minor digestive problem until now, and now that it's cleared up
>your pl*co will grow like crazy.

Er, maybe. I don't know, it grew like mad when it was in a tank
that was too small and now it only grows slowly. Long as he's not
sick (and he looks fine) I don't mind.

>btw, fyi, spell pl*co as Haywire and I have

No thanks, I'm not a superstitious person!

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[Buckaroo]

"mindmeld" > wrote in message
...
> maybe it had a minor digestive problem until now, and now that it's
cleared up
> your pl*co will grow like crazy.
>
> btw, fyi, spell pl*co as Haywire and I have... you may have less trouble
with
> yours... it's a bizarre and frequently substantiated superstition that
spelling it
> out properly kills the ones you have.
>
> mindmeld

What a bunch of bull. Maybe your PLECO can tell the future and be read by
The Pet Psychic and become a star.

What utter nonsense not worthy of any true aquariast.

[Buckaroo]

;)

[mindmeld]

lighten up... or, here's a thought, read the FAQs at
http://faq.thekrib.com/intro-turf.html#archive then maybe you can understand
some of the culture.

AcH

Buckaroo wrote:

> PS
>
> Then you and the PLECO can come to California and help us with the weirdos
> we have trying to be Governor of our problematically run state!
>
> "Buckaroo" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > "mindmeld" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > maybe it had a minor digestive problem until now, and now that it's
> > cleared up
> > > your pl*co will grow like crazy.
> > >
> > > btw, fyi, spell pl*co as Haywire and I have... you may have less trouble
> > with
> > > yours... it's a bizarre and frequently substantiated superstition that
> > spelling it
> > > out properly kills the ones you have.
> > >
> > > mindmeld
> >
> > What a bunch of bull. Maybe your PLECO can tell the future and be read by
> > The Pet Psychic and become a star.
> >
> > What utter nonsense not worthy of any true aquariast.
> >
> >

[levittd]

"mindmeld" > wrote in message
...
> lighten up... or, here's a thought, read the FAQs at
> http://faq.thekrib.com/intro-turf.html#archive then maybe you can
understand
> some of the culture.
>
> AcH
>
Just because it's mentioned in the faq doesn't mean it isn't stupid. The
real issue is that "pl*co" is irritating to read, especially when it's used
repeatedly. Don't you find all those asterisks annoying to type as well?
levittd

[Donald Kerns]

levittd wrote:

> Don't you find all those asterisks annoying to type as well?

If I was overly sensitive to annoyance, I wouldn't be "doing" usenet,
eh?

-D
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