I do not know where to put this topic, so sorry if I put this there.

I have pleco for several years and recently though, i have seen its fin being damaged. I somehow was not worried ( can't believe it) until I saw it with wounds after several days after vacation. Now, also, the fish is kinda skinny. The fish is with 4 silver dollars, an oscar, ad a striped raphael catfish.

Sounds like a little bit of aggression to me. The catfish and the plec will both be fairly active at night so maybe they are having a bit of a scrap when you are not around. I really can't think what else could be causing the problem.

yeah i doubt it's caused by your SD - might your O just .....not feeling it.

There is one thing though. The pleco chases the oscar and silver dollar away especially when there are veggies around.

Being thin and having eroding fins sounds like a nutritional issue. What kind of pleco is this?

Leopard pleco. Just wondering how many times a week i should put veggies?

Do you feed him pellets too ? He may need a little more protien than hes getting

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daddadoo7 wrote: Do you feed him pellets too ? He may need a little more protien than hes getting

Yes. He eats it especially during night with the raphael catfish.

i suspect it's the cat fights.....

try adding food to two locations in the tank.....one for mr.pleco and the other for raph