Out of Sorts . . .

Poor old Plecostomus.
 
Yesterday Mrs W was cleaning the aquarium, and as ever the plecs (featured many times before) tend to have a quick panic when things get started.  Big plec chose a small hole in one of the caves and promptly got stuck.  Even he (or she) had not realised how big he had grown, we certainly hadn’t. 
 
It took some effort from Mrs W to get him free and now he has a sulk on.  At least he still comes over to the side of the tank for a comforting chat. (Yes, we have conversations with our fish – AND they listen!)
 
The ‘caves’ have had the smaller holes enlarged, but they won’t be going back in the aquarium just yet – apart from anything else some heavy duty maintenance is needed with the gravel – complete replacement is on the cards.