Bristlenose Pleco not eating, possible motor issues?

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
phreeflow said:
Treat the main tank. If she has something, they all do.

She looks gravid to me but not sure why she’s flashing unless she has a parasite or protozoan. Is the other one a male? If so, try adding a cave for them to breed in
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They're both female, we're pretty confident at this point. We got them both around 4 months ago and not a single bristle has appeared.

We've been trying to keep an eye out for any visible signs of parasites when she started flashing. Nothing new has been added to the tank for months. It doesn't look like ich, but are there any other signs to look out for?
 
McFlurry update: yesterday McFlurry started moving around more and seems to be slowly recovering. Today, she decided to come out to have a cucumber snack in the morning. We're starting to get hopeful she's on the mend, though we're still not sure if it was bloat or gravid.

McFlurry on top of her arch, surveilling the tank from her throne:
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Mcflurry enjoying her cucumber snack:
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Bonus Meringue enjoying cucumber:
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