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Pleco very light after changing tanks

Posted: 27 Mar 2022, 20:06
by Tl52505
I just changed my pleco tanks and he has gotten really light. Will he be ok?

Re: Pleco very light after changing tanks

Posted: 27 Mar 2022, 20:11
by bekateen
As long as it's eating, you should be okay. Body color can change for a lot of reasons. What did you change? Just a water change? Or do you mean rearranging the tank?

Cheers,
Eric

Re: Pleco very light after changing tanks

Posted: 27 Mar 2022, 20:48
by Tl52505
bekateen wrote: 27 Mar 2022, 20:11 As long as it's eating, you should be okay. Body color can change for a lot of reasons. What did you change? Just a water change? Or do you mean rearranging the tank?

Cheers,
Eric
I moved him to a completely new tank I just got, and I literally moved him seconds ago so I have no idea if he’s eating. If it would help I can post a pic of what he looked like before

Re: Pleco very light after changing tanks

Posted: 28 Mar 2022, 17:56
by Jools
That'd be normal colouration for a fish that's just moved. As long as it eats within a day or two it should be fine.

HTH,

Jools