what is happening to my Panaque?

[Marko]

hi all! something is happening to my Panaque as it is changing color? I though it was bacteria so I made two treatments but nothing happened. did anyone see something like this before? it was a normal gray fish two weeks ago...

sorry to all, I upload the picture in a private section. sorry

[Martin S]

Hi Marko
There's no picture displaying - did you post it up on photobucket or some other account?
Am sure someone can help with a picture, and knowing which panaque you are talking about.
HTH
Martin

[MatsP]

There is a link to a www.akvarij.net forum page in the original post, but it's now showing because the forum requires that you log in to see images. It probably works for Marko.

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[Marko]

hope now you all see it! thank you!

[grokefish]

Thats a puzzle, what colour is he normally?

Matt

[MatsP]

I'm pretty sure I've seen something similar. I can't find the post tho'.

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[Marko]

Thats a puzzle, what colour is he normally?

Matt

hi! regular gray - dark gray stripes. like this one

[grokefish]

what temp have you got?

Matt

[husky_jim]

Can you check if pigmentation is like white circle with a very small black spot in the center?

[apistomaster]

Does this color look like that caused by the reaction to skin parasites that cause "Gold Tetras" Hemigrammus armstrongi or Hyphessobrycon bifasciatus, to become gold to anyone else? That is what came to my mind. I have never seen this occur outside of the Characin group before but it is not a phenomenon that is well understood in the first place. Among the Characins it seems to be a fairly benign problem as the affected fish continue to thrive.

[grokefish]

Does this color look like that caused by the reaction to skin parasites that cause "Gold Tetras" Hemigrammus armstrongi or Hyphessobrycon bifasciatus, to become gold to anyone else? That is what came to my mind. I have never seen this occur outside of the Characin group before but it is not a phenomenon that is well understood in the first place. Among the Characins it seems to be a fairly benign problem as the affected fish continue to thrive.

Ah, well done Larry, thats where I have seen it before, I have been wracking my brains trying to think of it!

Matt

[Marko]

what temp have you got?

Matt

26C

todaj is starting to get darker. I will make a photo tomorrow...

[Marko]

even more darker tonight... but not like normal, is dark all over the body and no stripes... really can't understand. it sounds like a joke... but is really true

[knifegill]

Somebody else's royal did that when placed into a new tank. It went from normal to almost albino-looking. Stayed healthy, though.

[Marko]

Somebody else's royal did that when placed into a new tank. It went from normal to almost albino-looking. Stayed healthy, though.

I can't believe I am writing this but today he is looking like a Papa. My first posts here and you will think I am insane... I must take photos...

[Rohan Richardson]

That's how we all learn mate(at least at first). Good luck with the fish try a parasite remedy as that is probably the cause. Rohan R

[Barbie]

I've had at least 10 L177 gold nuggets do this now. I still have no idea why, but it definitely wasn't parasite related in my cases (we sedated and scraped to be sure). I've had fish do this twice when I moved them from the store home. I don't know at all what causes it, but the fish I've had do it were fine and thrived for years afterward (and yes, their color returned to normal). Sorry, I know that's not much help. I haven't had a royal do it before, but it definitely looks similar.

Barbie

[Marko]

undercover! I still can't believe...

[Marko]

it become normal again!! crazy fellow