On (06 Sep 96) Dave Phillips Rambled On  To Bo Lau...
 DP>      I recently did get some sinking food for my catfish and pleco, a
 DP> short time before pleco died.  I don't put it in all the time, but as
 DP> an occasional supplement.
  Store might have been starving it, by time bought, too late
  to save it.
 DP>      Another suggestion I had from someone is that Mr. Pleco died
 DP> because of water hardness... I have yet to get a hardness test kit
 DP> (the store I checked today didn't have them), but does this seem at
 DP> all likely?
 DP>      Are plecos very sensitive to overly-hard water, which would kill
 DP> them while the tetras and guppies and catfish all seem ok?
 According to simon & schusters guide, which has graphs,
  Environment: probably of running water (streams etc)
 temp according to species 64-79 F(18-26 C)
  ph and water hardness: no special requirments
  The ph scale has ph 6-7-8 shaded in.
 Did you have the temp too high? like 84-88 F?
 It is a type that likes high 70s to the low 80s
 (80-82 F) at highest.
 
 
... Don't bother me now, I'm digging up my 'ROOTS' !
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