"NetMax" wrote in message
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and yes, plecos can go after the slime coat on larger fish (and more).
There are plecos (Vampire pleco, can't recall their sci. name) which have
a reputation for it, and having seen the results first hand, it is truly
nasty. Imagine a depression of 3 sq.in. and 3/8" deep, rasped right out
of the side of a fish.

I dont have to imagine: my Chinese Algae Eater did this exact same thing to
my male Paradise fish - what a disturbing sight - yuk! I couldn't believe
the Paradise Fish just let the CAE suck on him like that in the first place,
to be honest.

Oz

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