Hoppy Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 She seems healthy and active however she seems to love climbing down the sponge filter tube. I’ve seen where some of the bristle noses live in pretty fast moving water. Anyone else have this going on? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 I’ve seen this on occasion, especially when they’re young. I’ve also heard of Plecos getting stuck in holes in logs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acenorm Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 (edited) I had one that used to swim into my HOB if the water level was high enough. He would go missing and I would look and there he was. Edited April 1, 2021 by Acenorm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 I had one that got stuck down there for about a month before i found her. She seems to be doing fine (that was 3 months ago) but she was happy to get out 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwayne Brown Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Mine is still a juvenile and swims down the tube to eat all the biofilm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GardenStateGoldfish Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Just take the tube off the top, that is what BN pleco breeders do, that way you do not risk death 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppy Posted April 2, 2021 Author Share Posted April 2, 2021 She can’t go all the way in the filter. I was just wondering if it was normal behavior. I think she’s just an adrenaline junky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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