The only time I see my pleco is right after turning on the lights in the
morning, while he is dashing back into the cave. My raphael catfish is the
same. It would be cool if they would cruise the tank, they would look like
whales compared to the rest of the fish.

JOhn

"Mark" wrote in message
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I have a pleco that I rarely see and I'm wondering if I'm doing
something that bothers the fish. I don't know anybody else that has
an aquarium so my only other frame of reference is the LFS. Whenever
I go in there, I see their pleco's attached to the glass, doing their
thing. Mine hides out in the castle. I will occasionally see him
lounging on the bottom of the ship, but he's usually tucked up inside.
I know he's there keeping the tank free of algae because it continues
to be gone once he did the original cleaning. I know they are more of
a nocturnal fish, but I guess I expected him to be out a little more.
I'd just like to see him out doing his thing because I enjoy watching
the fish do their fish things. Are they normally this reclusive?
Anyway to entice him out to enjoy more of the tank?

Thanks.