Resting on its back

[mcaquatic]

I have noticed this behavior in several of my pleco species. I will find them resting on their back not sucking onto anything in their hide/cave. They will have a low respiration rate and almost seem in a trance. Then some time passes and they go back to normal. All my plecos are healthy. Can anyone here tell me a little more about this behavior? Thanks

[zeebo]

what kind do you have ? It is common for bn's to sleep on their backs. Georgie

[Richard B]

I see this with my B/N's & it is not an uncommon occurrance. I'm not so sure about other pleco species & was a bad sign in euchilichthys (african suckers) as it was an indication of nitrate build up.

[Birger]

I have seen this with BN's,I would not call it sleeping though...my

Chiloglanis congicus

do this a lot as well, they will be holding onto the underside of a piece of wood or stone and then release and just lay there....this is normal and to me shows they are okay and most importantant not stressed.

Birger

[mcaquatic]

I have seen this with BN's,I would not call it sleeping though...my

Chiloglanis congicus

do this a lot as well, they will be holding onto the underside of a piece of wood or stone and then release and just lay there....this is normal and to me shows they are okay and most importantant not stressed.

Birger

I see it with it with several of my sunshines regularly. Just seems like a weird behavior. They really do seem in a trace or something

[Andrewjw]

Many different species of my plecos do this......Seems to be normal behavior.

[mcaquatic]

I know it's normal. Just wanted to know if anyone knew why.

[magdalo]

I'm not really sure if it is a typical L-cat behavior as I have seen this only once on one of my Goldies. Upon careful observation for a day or two, noticed that he was sick. After medication, he was able to recover.
Early detection is key for any disease. Be on the look out just to be sure. Such behavior could be typical in some cases or setup but based on my experience it wasn't something typical. Good luck.

[mcaquatic]

I would have to say two of my five sunshines do this regulary for months. No signs of illness. It is typical behavior for these two. I have not seen any of my smaller ones do it.

[franco68]

Hello everyone, a few days ago my female L 240 enters the cave belly up .... at first I thought it was dead , but as I touched her she turned away . some information to understand more?