L018 questions

[manciniat]

i finally got my gold nugget ive been wanting. i placed him in my 75 on sat. night. he searched around on the glass for awile, then he found a big piece of driftwood and stayed there till sunday afternoon. then he moved to the back of the intake and hasent moved. i placed a piece of zuchini in over night and a new piece all day today, he didnt touch it.

should i worry about him not moving around the tank?

should i worry about him not eating the zuchini?

ive read every past post on gold nuggets here and another site.
i have frozen blood worms, beef heart, zuchini, cucumber and shrimp pellets.
this tank is lightly planted with driftwood and caves.

thank you all for your comments and advice.



tony

[toddnbecka]

How long was the pleco at the lfs before you got it? The critical point for gold nuggets is the symbiotic bacteria in their gut. If they're kept too long w/out food (usually in the distributor's tank/s) the bacteria die and the pleco will starve. It's best to get one that's been at the lfs for some time, and make sure it doesn't have a sunken belly.
If the pleco is healthy in general, it may just need some time to settle into the new tank.

[Z Fish Man]

I'd say just keep trying to feed him but don't disturb him too much. He probably just needs some time to get comfortable with the tank.