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Pink belly
Posted: 18 Sep 2004, 20:37
by pictus_man_77
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
Posted: 18 Sep 2004, 20:40
by Silurus
Did you quarantine the fish before adding it to the tank?
Posted: 19 Sep 2004, 07:08
by pictus_man_77
No . But its the next morning and he also has a gleaming white belly aswell
i love pictus
Posted: 25 Sep 2004, 11:22
by medaka
hi pictus man
what tank mates are you keeping with your pictus, and what are you feeding them
Posted: 25 Sep 2004, 17:39
by pictus_man_77
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
Posted: 27 Sep 2004, 14:12
by medaka
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