Pink belly

pictus_man_77 · Post by **pictus_man_77** » 18 Sep 2004, 20:37

I have two pictus catfish now but i have a problem. The new one has a pink belly and pink lips. i dont have a digital camera so the description is the best i can give sorry

Post by **Silurus** » 18 Sep 2004, 20:40

Did you quarantine the fish before adding it to the tank?

pictus_man_77 · Post by **pictus_man_77** » 19 Sep 2004, 07:08

No . But its the next morning and he also has a gleaming white belly aswell
i love pictus

Post by **medaka** » 25 Sep 2004, 11:22

hi pictus man
what tank mates are you keeping with your pictus, and what are you feeding them

pictus_man_77 · Post by **pictus_man_77** » 25 Sep 2004, 17:39

my two pictus live with two clown loach two widl angelfish three danios and two 15cm p***ostomus and i feed them tetra variety wafers (complete sinking food) broken into quarters so they have to dig a little cos it goes into the gravel

Post by **medaka** » 27 Sep 2004, 14:12

my two pictus live with two clown loach two widl angelfish three danios and two 15cm p***ostomus and i feed them tetra variety wafers (complete sinking food) broken into quarters so they have to dig a little cos it goes into the gravel

are you missing any fish lately. like the danios or fish of similar size. they could be eating other tank mates, these fish like to hunt for food at night, and this may account for the swollen belly