I don't know if they are like bettas and can "breathe" both water and air… All fish breathe through the water. I was wondering if pleco's breathe air 'cuse saw my let out a bubble of air and surface for air. My coys and dojos both surface for a gulp of air from time to time. They acquire this oxygen from the water by filtering it through their gills. When the new filter was up and running he quickly stopped this behavior. I believe most bottom dwellers do that. ive found websites that say they absolutly dont and some that say they kinda do..I have an established 20 gallon tank been up for 4 months now. My pleco began to rapid breath and suck at the top of the tank. I just notice them go up to the top all the time was wondering what it was.The only "air" they should be breathing is the dissolved oxygen in your tank water.If your fish appear to be gasping for air at the water's surface, this indicates a problem with too much ammonia or nitrite in your water, or a lack of oxygen from too warm of water. (some fishes does and does have a capability of not ie bettas)my pleco also do that... before i was thinking on why it really moves up.. .then i found out that plecos do want to go up if there is no adequate 'food for them' not air found on the tank... i do have a good powerfilter, heater, and water levels so i rulled out the problem with the water... maybe your pleco must be feeling the same... clean tank does not acutally make them feel so good but it helps...The only "air" they should be breathing is the dissolved oxygen in your tank water.If your fish appear to be gasping for air at the water's surface, this indicates a problem with too much ammonia or nitrite in your water, or a lack of oxygen from too warm of water. It seems normal to me. In 2 and a half years this is the only time I've seen this pleco do that
They acquire this oxygen from the water by filtering it through their gills.

I have a common pleco with 3 serpae tetra, 2 congo tetra, 3 hi-fin blackskirt tetra,1 yoyo loach (plan on getting more) and 2 mystery snails. Get your answers by asking now.Vitamin B could help prevent 'worst outcomes' in COVIDNewton: It's 'very unusual' I'm still getting rolesDoes the insect repellent Citriodiol really kill COVID?Sen. Most pleco's can breathe air through the stomach. But I don't know if they use the air or not.I had a filter die off in my tank one afternoon and couldn't replace the filter until late the next day. I noticed that my pleco (he was in a tank too small for him while I got a new big tank set up, and I was compensating with a bigger filter) soon started to quickly rise to the surface then jet back under his log. they MIGHT have oxygen deficiency-you could try putting in an air pump.i think that their gills are closer to the middle of their body so they can have their head sticking out but still have gill s in the water.How do you think about the answers? the tank is heavily planted and has lots of surface agitation so its not an 02 issue. Plecos, like any fish, do need oxygen, which is why you have to keep aquarium water clean and oxygenated. 2 days later it is extremely week and appears to have bony tips of fins with skin coming off it.
And i change filters regularly. And i do clean if 1-2 times a month, depending on what my tests show. Later you can see them floating with their tail up till they pass the excess gas, yes fishy farts Therefore, plecos do breathe in the sense that they take in oxygen from the environment, but they do not breathe in the technical sense of respiration, as mammals do.yes they do... all fishes do... fishes does breath with disolved o2.


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