Lady-Lene Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 I still have not found a home for this Pleco and my newly planted tank looks like a war-zone. I'm gutted. All that money on plants for nothing! If I don't find someone to take him this week I'm gonna have to put him to sleep. How much clove oil would I need and whats the best way to do it? He measures 25 cm nose to tail. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 Surely he is just pulling the plants out? In which case, once he has gone, just replant them. They will come away again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatito Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 Wasn't jayci happy to take him? I would but a bit too far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady-Lene Posted May 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 Some can be replanted Caryl (I've already re-planted them every morning this week) :lol: but some are looking so tatty now that I don't think they will survive. He lopped the top clean off some and some have lost most of their leaves! I think if the plants were more established they would be OK but my quarantine tank is not big enough to house him until everything grows. I don't think he means to ... hes just such a big lumbering, clumsy thing. Shame as the other fish love him. The corys lie all over him and he doesn't seem to mind ... and he's very careful when it comes to the other fish ... if only he would be that careful with the plants! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady-Lene Posted May 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 Wasn't jayci happy to take him? I would but a bit too far No Jayci can only take the Angels - said the Plecos a little too big for him. If you are serious about taking him I could deliver him. I really don't want to put him down! My Son-In-Law is coming to Auckland on Friday and again on Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayci Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 Ring Brain at the goldfish bowl. He may take it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 Yikes I can feel my heart strings pulling... I know the perfect home for him but it would be a case of getting him.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatito Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 The biggest I have at the moment is a 250L tank - don't think it's as much space as he should have, but putting him in there until a better home is found is better than having to put him down. i will be moving quite a few of the fish from there into other tanks this weekend. Haha, that tank needs the plants thinned down a bit - let him do his worst :lol: So if you can't find somewhere, i'm happy to give him somewhere to live until a home is found (or til i get the bigger tank i've had my eye on) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady-Lene Posted May 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 Woohoo ..... Brian at the Goldfish Bowl will take him for me! Yay I'm so relieved. Big thanks to Afrikan and Gatito for your kind offers. Actually I just realised no-one actually answered my question about how much clove oil .... Ya big bunch of softies! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 Anyone in the area going to conference or can give him to someone going to conference to pass on to Afrikan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 The fellow has found a home, so glad that he found one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 Ah so he has. I didn't see that bit and thought he was being housed temporarily :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatito Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 Glad he has a home!! Yay!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady-Lene Posted May 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 Oh my goodness - this avo he came right to the front of the tank and just sat and looked at me. Blinked a few times as if to say 'thanks'. Felt very guilty for even having thought it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazza404 Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 Coolies that hes found somewhere to live, was guna say u could put the plants most at risk in the Quarantine tank for the time being till u moved the pleco out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady-Lene Posted May 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 Oh man ... got up this morning to two large holes in the substrate (kindly landscaped by the Deco Pleco). Dug right down to the aquamix and I can't even see the fish to feed them. Lucky he has a home to go to or I'd be really tempted to flush him right now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 He sounds like he was a landscaper in his past life :lol: I bet you are a bit peeved by his recent efforts tho :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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