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This is a discussion on slime coat within the Hospital Section forums, part of the Aquarium Related Chat category; so after a few years of being together in my tank one of my bigger plecos decided it was time ...

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    so after a few years of being together in my tank one of my bigger plecos decided it was time to start sucking on my florida gar it looks pretty bad! im just wondering what i should do?
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    well now that he has the taste he is not going to stop so he neads a new home . just like plecos with discus you will see some nasty hicky's on them once they get the tatse for it ,
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    yeah i know, i took him out of the tank
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    too little too late gar is gone!
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    so not impressed
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    yeah it sucks
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    it was pushing 16"
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