{"id":6393,"date":"2022-07-06T18:45:49","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T18:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/?p=6393"},"modified":"2022-11-02T14:23:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T14:23:41","slug":"do-plecos-bury-themselves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/do-plecos-bury-themselves\/","title":{"rendered":"Do plecos bury themselves? Expert&#8217;s Answer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6393\" class=\"elementor elementor-6393\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb3b360 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb3b360\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b34f76f\" data-id=\"b34f76f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8af2791 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8af2791\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 01-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Pleco catfish are one of the most popular fish in the aquarium hobby. Especially bristlenose plecos and common plecos are popular among aquarists. Yet, these plecos are quite mysterious and there is still a\u00a0 lot of misinformation available on their behavior. So, to pleco catfish bury themselves in the substrate?<\/p><p><strong>Plecos are known to bury themselves on occasion. Especially common plecos do this, and they are known to dig their own breeding holes in the mud. Plecos will only bury themselves in fine gravel or sand and mainly do so to get under a rock or a piece of wood. In most cases, this behavior is caused by stress.<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/breeding-pleco-catfish\/\">Read the pleco breeding guide<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d284195 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d284195\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 01-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Types of plecos<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f321431 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f321431\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 01-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7376613806_c06f99fb05_c.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6398\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7376613806_c06f99fb05_c.jpg 800w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7376613806_c06f99fb05_c-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7376613806_c06f99fb05_c-768x466.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/ceR5hE\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">J. N. Stuart<\/a><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea69b10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea69b10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When it comes to wether plecos bury themselves, this highly depends on the species of pleco you have in your tank. This is because every pleco has a different natural habitat and behavior.<\/p><p>Smaller species are usually <a href=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/pleco-aggression\/\">more calm<\/a> in the aquarium and tend to dig less. Most of these species have plenty of other natural hiding spaces available in the wild and aren&#8217;t as used to digging theirselves a cave.<\/p><p>For example, L46 or Hypancistrus zebra lives in the Rio Xing\u00f9, in a habitat with lots of rocks and hiding places. No need to dig&#8230;<\/p><p>Bigger species might cause problems in your tank, especially if there are little to no hiding spaces or pleco caves available. Apart from their natural tendency to dig, these plecos are obviously stronger than their smaller cousins. Double trouble ;).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-465af96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"465af96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Substrate choice<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4731ef4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4731ef4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Plecos prefer a sand substrate so they can easily scavenge the bottom layer looking for food. They only dig around in sand or in a fine gravel, because a bigger gravel will not be comfortable for them to hide in and is more difficult to move around.<\/p><p>Gravel also provides a better substrate for plants, because their roots can attach more easily in this gravel. If you&#8217;re having trouble with plants getting pulled out by your pleco, gravel might be a better option.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a20906 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a20906\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why do plecos dig in the substrate?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cfe31d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9cfe31d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Plecos mainly dig to create hiding places, which is why you&#8217;ll most likely see them dig against hard structures like wood or rocks. This behavior is often caused by stress.<\/b><\/p><p>Plecos do have the ability change color. Nothing like an octopus though, but depending on the situation they can color more pale, which camouflages better in most substrates.<\/p><p>A pleco that&#8217;s digging mostly does so out of stress, so it can be quite easily resolved by taking a few measurements.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2753e23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2753e23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to prevent a pleco from digging<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a59b704 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a59b704\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first thing to do is looking at your tank. In 90% of the cases, this is the problem. Here are a few questions to ask yourself:<\/p><p><strong>Is the tank big enough?<\/strong> In a tank that&#8217;s too small a pleco will not feel comfortable, and often try to &#8220;escape&#8221; by digging or burying themselves. Especially for common plecos this a problem. Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/setting-up-a-pleco-tank-ultimate-guide\/\">how to set up a pleco tank<\/a>.<\/p><p><strong>What color is the gravel?<\/strong> It might look good on photo, but for fish there&#8217;s nothing worse than a bright substrate. Flashy colors like blue, pink or yellow will stress out your pleco, causing abnormal behavior such as digging.<\/p><p><strong>What are the tank mates? <\/strong>Plecos are mostly peaceful fish, but what about other fish that terrorize or attack them? Think about cichlids or barb species.<\/p><p><strong>Are there hiding spaces? <\/strong>This is one of the most important things when keeping pleco catfish. Think about <a href=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/driftwood-for-plecos\/\">adding driftwood<\/a>, rocks, <a href=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/7-best-plants-for-plecos\/\">live plants<\/a> or even pleco caves. If you find your tank to not have a lot of hiding places where the pleco can <strong>fully <\/strong>hide, this will cause stress and the pleco will try to create its own hiding places.<\/p><p>You might think that adding hiding places will cause your pleco to hide more. And yes, the pleco will be less visible. But you have to ask yourself what&#8217;s best for the pleco. Ironically, plecos will even be <b>more<\/b>\u00a0active with a lot of hiding spaces, because they feel safer.<\/p><p>If you want to know more about pleco catfish hiding and why they do, you can read <a href=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/pleco-hiding\/\">our article regarding this matter<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd46ed2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd46ed2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion: do plecos dig?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-496e501 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"496e501\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Plecos can dig, but this is a rather rare behavior. Bigger species tend to dig more than small pleco species.\u00a0<\/p><p>If you find your pleco to be digging uncontrollably , this is most likely the cause of stress. Your tank might be too small, or it gets terrorized by tank mates. But most importantly, you need enough hiding places. Otherwise, the pleco will just try to create its own!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pleco catfish are one of the most popular fish in the aquarium hobby. Especially bristlenose plecos and common plecos are popular among aquarists. Yet, these plecos are quite mysterious and there is still a\u00a0 lot of misinformation available on their behavior. So, to pleco catfish bury themselves in the substrate? 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