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FishDaddy
03-26-2010, 08:05 AM
my BN seems to have a patchy appearance to him. It's difficult to describe other than to say it looks like a reptile in mid molt. anyone know anything about this?
Incaico
03-26-2010, 08:06 AM
my BN have had them and they go away....at least for me they did.
Haiven
03-26-2010, 08:33 AM
I can't tell from the picture. Is skin peeling off, or is it a patchy color pattern?
FishDaddy
03-26-2010, 09:02 AM
it's a patchy color pattern. it seems to come and go in varying degrees :confuzeld:
EAST_TX_RN
03-26-2010, 09:19 AM
It is hard to tell from the side-view photo. Can you take a photo of the top of the body and head?
Typical Tony
03-26-2010, 10:09 AM
They do that when they are stressed out... It's like with any other fish turning pale.
poel_19
03-26-2010, 12:12 PM
All mine have that its a trait 98% of the time my plecos used to toss out before I sold them. Its fairly common if you got a plec fromme to see that
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Haiven
03-26-2010, 04:29 PM
I have a couple of BNs that are "patchwork quilt" looking. In my mind I call them calicos, even though I know that name is take for those red marble BNs.
FishDaddy
03-26-2010, 06:04 PM
interesting. I'll try to get a better picture.
Incaico
03-26-2010, 07:47 PM
most of mine have them as well but as they get larger the spots have gone away.
FishDaddy
03-30-2010, 07:15 AM
clearer picture
EAST_TX_RN
03-30-2010, 01:09 PM
Yeah, that is just a natural variation and nothing to worry about. I have some like that myself.
Incaico
03-30-2010, 01:57 PM
yeah, that is just a natural variation and nothing to worry about. I have some like that myself.

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