I think it would be a good idea if you move your green phantom pleco into a peaceful aquarium so we see more of him and show his true colors and personality 😊

@dwsdarius

2 жыл бұрын

Yes no denying he's a beauty fish worth seeing more. I may see if he can do well with my african cichlids because thats actually my most peaceful tank

Nice video! I have a 5 1/2" Common Pleco in my semi-agressive cichlid aquarium. He mostly hides in the rocks or behind the filter intake but it's always cool when you look and he's out in the open stuck to the glass.

@dwsdarius

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I imagine once he's bigger he'll be on the glass all the time!

@eikon7073

Жыл бұрын

Put a cucumber in there and watch him go wild. Peel the skin and give him a half cut long ways, let it float. Hell go absolutely bonkers. (Might take a while for him to realize what it is)

This video just blew my mind. How do not think this after years of fish keeping... Might wanna go back and watch some videos about the basics

I returned to aquarium fishies after many years, 5 weeks ago. Opted for 3 baby fantails, one snail and a pleco. Steve the pleco has always been very active during the day, especially enjoying nose diving into his bubble volcano. I only clean algae from the front glass. He has rocks and plants ( which I brought with algae on). It seemed odd him being so active, as everywhere said they hardly see their plecos. But Steve is such an interesting creature to watch 🥰

My two plecos patrol my South American Cichlid tank like they’re the tank bosses and hitch rides on my oscars back 😂

@dwsdarius

2 жыл бұрын

Wow they must be big!

@noflairr36

2 жыл бұрын

@@dwsdarius ysah lol , 12 inches and 8 inches

Since I reduced the stocking in my 110gal tank I've seen my L066 pleco way more often. He must just feel more comfortable now with less tank mates. Current stock in the 110 is a large male Severum, a keyhole cichlid, 2 Otocinclus and the L066. Quite light

@dwsdarius

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting! The severum don't bother the oto's? My old red spot severum was a savage and she would have definitely eaten oto's

@stevenmellor1815

2 жыл бұрын

@@dwsdarius mine can be a bit of a d#^k 🤣 he is very picky with what cichlids i put in with him but hasn't looked twice at the Otto's strangely enough. Fingers crossed it stays that way 🤞

My pleco only moves around at night. Turn off the lights and see what happens

Pleco hide from me because my hand look like a fish net and down it goes into the cave.

I think you’ve got a point, but some are is are just shy I’ve found. We all keep different tanks!

@dwsdarius

2 жыл бұрын

Yes at the end of the day they are nocturnal

It’s because they are shy

Tank scape play a huge part in fish behavior. I have a synodontis catfish that hide like 70% of the time before I change my scape I thought maybe because they are nocturnal but now he is out and about with my cichlid all the times day and night after I take out some plant and adding much more rock and overhang wall.

@dwsdarius

2 жыл бұрын

True, the scape can make a fish safe or vulnerable

Good point made! Don’t be too hard on yourself, we all have the ‘no duh’ moments😁

@dwsdarius

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Mine tends to hide his head in a small cave in a castle I have (I need to build for him a proper cave) and sometimes I see him sleeping in the most weird positions. At first, I thought he was dead everytime he did that.

I have a tank of tropicals (swordtails, zebra danios and platy) with LOTS of algae. I just bought a juvenile pleco and he's hiding all the time. In 2 weeks I've only seen him once on the front glass. I dont even see him come out at night. My fish aren't aggressive. Do you think it could be the age of the pleco too? Maybe as they get bigger they get more bold? I've had very large plecos with oscars before and they were out all the time even with the oscars trying to nip them.

@thedarkgamer9481

Жыл бұрын

It might just be it is shy like mine who lives with fish smaller than him: guppies, Cory's. He still hides most of the time but comes out every evening when the other fish go to sleep

You should definitely take the green one out, it's way too beautiful to be hiding all the time

Love plecos 😊

plecos look cool

can you do a vid on aspidoras

That green phantom is so bright

@dwsdarius

2 жыл бұрын

Yes she's a beauty, I just need her to come out more

I have a total of 4 Bristlenose Plecos in four tanks. Three of them are the undisputed boss of their respective tanks, which they share with tetras (3 species), corydoras (2 species) and white clouds. The fourth is on more-or-less equal footing with my school of Giant Danios.

@dwsdarius

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I imagine that's their preferable environment

Plecos are awesome and bristle nose are more I guess you can say are more active other plecos are actually recommended to live on there own and we have a tank set up to him but they are great fish I have a common pleco he is a common male pleco he is 8-9 long

I love plecos!!!!

What is the black fish with shimmery blue spots and is a little bit smaller, in the 320, I bought the same one marked as "unknown" for 10$ and I still don't know what it is... please lmk

@goldenera765

2 жыл бұрын

Its a Male Jack Dempsey Cichlid

@dwsdarius

2 жыл бұрын

Paratilapia polleni

@goldenera765

2 жыл бұрын

@@dwsdarius oh my mistake, Thanks for correcting that my man. I had a Jack Dempsey in the past that look just like it.

I have two plecos (a Bristlenose Pleco and a Clown Pleco). I see my Bristlenose Pleco all the time, but my Clown Pleco is very elusive, and I rarely see it. I've also attempted to put a couple of Rubber-Lipped Plecos in the tank, but I would only see them for a few days or a little over a week after I put them in, and then I would never see them again. That was about 6 months ago, and they're now presumed dead. I've also tried keeping smaller Bristlenose Plecos, but they kept dying for some reason, but I still have one that's outlived its conspecifics. If anybody knows why, please let me know.

Best tank mates and clean up crew 👍🏻

@dwsdarius

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I wonder if their plated body would protect them from piranha

@Bearskimethod

2 жыл бұрын

@@dwsdarius it sure does 💪🏻

@mammawombwomb

Жыл бұрын

Do basic research. No, they are not “best mates” with just about any fish.

Maybe Plecos Are Nocturnal! It Means They Sleep In The Day. And Stay Awake In The Night.

I got a longfin bristlenose pleco today and every time I go to the tank to check it out and it starts hiding. XD

Where U Been Bro 😎 👊🏽

@dwsdarius

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry, but I'm back with a few videos ready to be rolled out

Someone on a forum I'm on said they watch schooling fish to see whether its safe to come out- if they see the schooling fish out then they know its ok to come out.

My sunny bristle nose pleco in with mbunua, at first the cichlids took couple nips but realize how hard the pleco can slap his tail.

@dwsdarius

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I think mine are learning that two now as my male is growing and showing more defense towards them

My mbuna tank bristlenose always hides under some driftwood. He defends it from the mbuna lol

I have my pleco with Oscar, Jack Dempsey, Pike and other aggressive cichlids. The pleco has no problem at all and just hangs around. He’s not scared of the other fish at all, but that’s probably because he’s about a foot long!

My pleco lives with a tiger oscar and they get alone great they have been together since they were very small

My male bristlenose doesn’t come out during day because he’s with a red devil. I may have to rehome him because if I move him to my 20 gallon I’m just gonna end up with way too many fry.

I've seen a common pleco in a tank full of piranhas

I have pleco s. With minnows their all active and doing good

My pleco hid from me because she was traumatized after getting pushed around by the aggressive demon turtle while she was acclimating in her bag. I tried as much as I can to stop Miss yellow belly from popping the bag with her ferocious bites. Now she hides and lives with the albino convicts despite both being territorial and aggressive fish.

Hi my pleco swims all day and night and he is huge and lives with two discus and platies so it makes sense

Do they hide under the sand ? I can’t find mine

Idk. My Placo comes out with the Chiclids all the time. Just depends if u have someplace to hide

@dwsdarius

2 жыл бұрын

What type do you have? My tank has a lot of hides for them

Plus I feed the pleco bloodworms. Indian almond leaves and 2 kinds of wafers

@cindy1274

Жыл бұрын

Ty for video and your honesty

I have 2 goldfish a giant danio and my pleco is skyways hiding

I have a 75 gallon with a green terror and a small royal pleco and a medium super red bristlenose. Their hiding spot is under the filter flow and is between a rock and drift wood where I can see them. I see them come out when the lights are off. I’m gonna add a young green phantom soon but it’s still in quarantine.

@dwsdarius

2 жыл бұрын

I guess its not so bad when youcan check them out in their hideouts

My Bristlenose plecos never hide, they are out and about all day. One of my angels is the nastiest in tank but they just seem to ignore the plecos. The Angels are the biggest fish in my 167 gallon tank

40 gallon tank, ghost shrimp, 2 snails, 10 otocinclus, and 2 bristle nose pleco I never see lol ( nothing in the tank is aggressive obviously )

I fed my giant common pleco that came with my used aquarium, i fed it to a Pelican one night.

I like Plecos. I think I’ve only kept… I want to say two of them? But I actually prefer my tanks overrun with algae, Save for the front glass.

@dwsdarius

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I appreciate algae too but I hat when it grows on my acrylic tank, that's a nightmare

Ya I have the best plenos I my tank. 2 wondful baby. I teach them play worm.

My pleco hides from my goldfish

I know he says it in the video but my god is it obvious not to keep passive fish in a tank with nosy and aggressive species. How would you like it if I kept you in a display tank full of silverback gorillas???

I see mine everyday almost all day 😂

I think it would be a good idea, if you did basic research in catfish. They are all bottom feeders with very delicate mouths. Most of the rocks in this tank are completely unsuitable for them. They must be really miserable with this company and suffering from micro cuts. If they are even still alive, that is. Albeit hardy, this amount if stress will contribute to their rather short lifespans. The bristlenose are much more tolerant of most environments. They happen to be more of a “rat” of all plecos, adaptable to pretty much anything. Still, I would never subject any to this tank.

You still haven’t learned. There is no aggressive Pleco unless its one that is three times as big as the fish.

My plecos didnt hide😅😁