Active 9 months ago. Water quality is good. Pleco turning white. A few days ago I got a Pleco and some cherry shrimp for my aquarium. I have had a tank and worked at a store and seen this many of times, but never in a Pleco. I keep the fish population at a reasonable amount, usually between 8-10 small community fish. Soon, they would start to fray and appear ragged. Help! Can anyone please tell me why my plec has started turning white _____ _____ 02-22-2017, 10:27 PM #2: _Drago_. I have had my plecostomus for about 3 months. They are medium-sized, so adults usually only grow 8-10 inches long. Location: Southern United States. They may appear inflamed or blood streaked. Pleco turning white? The white patches seem to be increasing slightly everytime I see it(my pleco doesn't appear at the front of the tank very often) and I'm really panicking. ? In most cases, fin rot is only noticed when it’s in its advanced stage, that is, when pieces of the tail and fins start to fall off and the white edges become thicker. MFK Member. Join Date: Feb 2017. So i have had a 15 gallon community setup for about 9 months now. Aquarium Advice Activist . Ask Question Asked 9 months ago. Please help me figure out the proper medication to get so I can start treatment ASAP! I have a white sand substrate could this be the cause? White dots can be present sometimes. He is turning a light tan color. My pleco seems to have a white film on his body. Mar 6, 2008 164 0 0 Bay Area, Ca. The fins and tail may turn more opaque or milky. White spots appeared on my pleco about 3 days ago, just 1 day after i brought him home from the LFS. Discussion Starter • #1 • Oct 29, 2010. Why is my Pleco turning white, how to improve his health. I have a 40 gallon with 15 guppies, and a baby razorback turtle( changing it into a different tank this week. 48 Posts . Thread starter gizmo1417; Start date Jan 6, 2009; Forums. O.K. Just recently in the last week he has been losing his dark brown color. Bottom Dwellers. I'm not sure but I've heard their bodies might turn lighter colored depending on their environment? Please help? They are also a cave-dwelling type of pleco and prefer quicker moving currents with high levels of oxygen. Viewed 74 times 0. Why is my Pleco turning white? It seems to be minutely stringlike (as in you have to look REALLY close to see the "strings") and only on the body. I can't figure out if it's Columinaris or an actual fungus. When I woke up in the morning, found the white spots on his body on some on his tail. This type of pleco is 1 of 4 different species that make up the Leporacanthicus genus. They are usually very resistant fish to … Fish turning white (dis-considering ich) is could be the blood inside of the fish being affected by a number of different problems or diseases . Does anybody know why this is happening? Plecos. Has lots of places to hide, fake and real plants, it eats fish flakes, Pleco food that sinks to the bottom. Posts: 101 Do you have any clearer pictures or ones from a different angle? I've since shifted him into an empty tank and used some "Anti White Spot Plus" medical treatment from Interpret. G. gizmo1417 Feeder Fish. Advanced Aquaria Discussion Forum. Due to my being a complete idiot, the bag with the Pleco fell while I was acclimating the shrimp. Is he not getting enough algae? The first time this happened it was only for a day or so and his dark brown came back. I saw him around the tank last night, and he looked fine. Hi new to your group my common pleco looks like his scales r discolouring water is fine regular water changes just installed a fluval 406 cannister filter.just started to happen after i put four clown loaches in wonder if they r bullying … My temp are usually at 75-80. They are very attractive – dark gray with small white spots. 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