RonBFree Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 what is best way to catch and remove plecos from a planted tank. I have various age groups from multiple spawns in yhe same pleco onl y tank 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tlindsey Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 On 7/13/2024 at 9:27 AM, RonBFree said: what is best way to catch and remove plecos from a planted tank. I have various age groups from multiple spawns in yhe same pleco onl y tank I suggest to lower the water in the aquarium. @RonBFree 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 2 nets. big one to hold stationary, another one used to chase them into the bigger net. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sueet Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 Put food inside of a net and snatch it out when you have enough. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolstoy21 Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 On 7/13/2024 at 9:27 AM, RonBFree said: I have various age groups from multiple spawns in yhe same pleco only tank Been there before. I had to completely remove almost everything I could from the aquarium. lowering the water also helps a lot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwcarlson Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Don't forget to check your filter. I'd donated about 200 baby bristlenose to my LFS and when I went to officially tear down the tank I found five of them living in the HOB... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolstoy21 Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 (edited) On 7/23/2024 at 4:10 PM, jwcarlson said: Don't forget to check your filter. I'd donated about 200 baby bristlenose to my LFS and when I went to officially tear down the tank I found five of them living in the HOB... I found one inside my UV sterilizer! Unfortunately . . . ☠️ Edited July 23 by tolstoy21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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