o.k. Fair comments. But I'm still non the wiser as to what it was. Can anyone tell from the picture in case it happens again. When I got him out it looked like whatever it was was eating him. His skin was transparent and holey. He was kept in a 400litre community tank with another banjo which is o.k ...

thanks everyone for your help my banjo has now died.

as I have been so overwhelmed with replies I would like to ask another question. How often can you salt dip a banjo? I did it this morning and it seems to have helped slightly so when can I do it again?

here is a pic. sorry about quality

any info would be helpful pleeeease!!!!! I don't like seeing him in distress.

help! my banjo catfish is very poorly. For a while he has had a pinky white substance covering one of his gills and has been swimming to the surface alot. When I looked at him today I noticed alot of blood around the area. Can anyone tell me what it is and how to get rid of it or is it too late. If ...

I have recently bought a 14" common plec to put in my 5' tank. The problem is I have got sand/gravel substrate and the syphoner I have will not suction his huge amounts of poo up. It will take the sand no problem which I don't want. Is there anything else I can use that is powerful enough to do the ...

I now know why I couldn't find any info. I spelt it wrong! I still haven't seen it eat anything. In fact I haven't seen it at all!

I have recently purchased a lep. joselimae and have since looked on the net for some info but have'nt found any. Does anybody know anything about them?

I think it might be a common whiptail. Have you got a picture of one?

it's got black stripes on its tail.

it's got a big fin on the top. I was told Royal something but I don't think it is a whiptail. I've looked at a picture of one and it doesn't look like it.

I have just bought a catfish and have forgotten the name of it. It is around 5 inches long, is grey and black and has a long tail with a long whispy bit coming off the end of the tail fin. Any ideas. Sorry but I haven't got a picture.