Pleco very light after changing tanks

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Pleco very light after changing tanks

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I just changed my pleco tanks and he has gotten really light. Will he be ok?
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As long as it's eating, you should be okay. Body color can change for a lot of reasons. What did you change? Just a water change? Or do you mean rearranging the tank?

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Re: Pleco very light after changing tanks

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bekateen wrote: 27 Mar 2022, 20:11 As long as it's eating, you should be okay. Body color can change for a lot of reasons. What did you change? Just a water change? Or do you mean rearranging the tank?

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I moved him to a completely new tank I just got, and I literally moved him seconds ago so I have no idea if he’s eating. If it would help I can post a pic of what he looked like before
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Re: Pleco very light after changing tanks

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That'd be normal colouration for a fish that's just moved. As long as it eats within a day or two it should be fine.

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