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theres a prob he doesnt seem to be eatin and his eyes and belly are sunken i dont know what to do water and temp is all in check

Royals eat wood. Make sure there is a couple of different species of driftwood in the tank. Mine is doing great on bark from the valley oak, Quercus lobata, a western native tree. Many other hardwoods will work well in an aquarium.

Royals are apparently odd to keep- eat specific things, ie: old wood.
You're in NJ- Go outside and get some dead branches from an oak tree, preferably from the tree rather then off the ground. Put them in a bowl of water (large enough that they don't stick out) and put all in microwave for 5 minutes. Can also wrap in a water-soaked tea-towel on a plate. Take out, pour through colander/strainer and rinse well with cold water.
Now tie all the sticks together in a bundle with a string or heavy fishing line and tie bundle to a coffee-cup (tied at handle).
Sink whole thing and change water a bit if water colour changes. Put some par-boiled peas and/or green-beans in as well. Squish them in your fingers to soften a bit.
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i have malaysian driftwood in there i also try zucchini and algae wafers he doesnt seem to be eatin and he is still living after 2 weeks i guess he was so stressed i bought him str8 off the wholesalers and they seem rough with their fish i hope he makes it he is so awsome

Try a slice of sweet potato--

could my clown pleco and leopard pleco and bushy nose pleco be bulying him and making him scared or something

It is entirely possible that the various Plecos are bullying each other. In general they vary from slightly territorial to strongly territorial, which is why I am careful about combining Loricariads in smaller tanks. In tanks over about 3' long a couple of them seem to spread out OK.
One tank: One Pleco is a pretty good ratio, though.

yea now everyone seems to get along his eyes are getting fine again he loves his driftwood lol he never leaves it