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A few days ago I got a Pleco and some cherry shrimp for my aquarium. Due to my being a complete idiot, the bag with the Pleco fell while I was acclimating the shrimp. In order to keep it alive I put it directly into the aquarium.

Obviously this was about the worst start the little guy could have had, but the first 5 days he seemed okay, his color was starting to come back. However, he has not eaten anything and today I find him right at the glass, not moving, almost white.

The water is clean, I did a 20% waterchange yesterday, temp is at 24 c. Is there anything I can do to help it?

Jasper Kennis
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I do not know your setup, but one important detail about plecostomus (if I remember it correctly) is that they prefer dark places, as well as places to hide. If they do not have these conditions met, they might suffer from the stress, with any number of direct or side effects.

If you pay more attention, you might notice that they are more active during the night, when there is no movement in the room.

virolino
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I am not too sure but it can be due to direct sun light So if that is the case try moving it in another area that doesnt have the sun burning it and they may get sunburns, And if thats not the case then i hope you find the answer.

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