BN changing color

IrishKittenOWar · 05-04-2006, 10:42 PM

he came out of hiding today in the daylight. so i fed him some algae wafers.. and then i noticed that he had changed in color.... he has red marks throughout his body very pale and has black marks on him and his nose is yellow... he seems healthy and eating fine it just concerns me that he is that way.... i didnt move his driftwood a little bit earlier in the day is that a possible explaniation that he is stressed do to the fact i moved his wood? ideas and thought would be helpful

pureplecs · 05-05-2006, 10:05 AM

Are you able to get any pictures?

It is normal for certain species of bn's to lighten in color due to stress, etc. (or get light blotchy spots) but the red and black marks with yellow nose is a bit concerning... Is this the same one that you had a problem with the sunken belly?

Sprite42 · 05-05-2006, 10:08 AM

The red streaks.....do they look like natural coloring or "not supposed to be there" streaks?

If one of your pleco's parents happened to be a regular brown and one an albino, it is possible you just have a multi-colored. The albinism is a genetic trait. He may just be carrying more of the normal gene.

05-04-2006, 10:42 PM	#1
IrishKittenOWar Finder Of Lost Things Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Columbia, Mo Age: 25 Posts: 79	BN changing color he came out of hiding today in the daylight. so i fed him some algae wafers.. and then i noticed that he had changed in color.... he has red marks throughout his body very pale and has black marks on him and his nose is yellow... he seems healthy and eating fine it just concerns me that he is that way.... i didnt move his driftwood a little bit earlier in the day is that a possible explaniation that he is stressed do to the fact i moved his wood? ideas and thought would be helpful __________________ My Family: 2 children, 1 hubby, 3 gold white clouds, 4 white clouds, 3 embers, 3 bloodfins, 10 serpes, 4 pristella, 1 headlight tail light, 3 males guppies, 7 female guppies, 1 fry, 1 L128, 1 L333, 1 L066 pleco, 1 "Gibby" pleco, 1 bristle nose, 1 L106 , 1 L091, 2 bronze corys, 3 false bandit corys, 6 siamese algea eaters, 2 betas, 1 Tiger loach, 3 african dwarf frogs. 1 baby leopard angelfish, 1 red tailed shark, 1 upside down cat, 1 Tadpole

05-05-2006, 10:08 AM	#3
Sprite42 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Arkansas Age: 46 Posts: 315	The red streaks.....do they look like natural coloring or "not supposed to be there" streaks? If one of your pleco's parents happened to be a regular brown and one an albino, it is possible you just have a multi-colored. The albinism is a genetic trait. He may just be carrying more of the normal gene. __________________ First, Do No Harm!

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pureplecs Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Age: 30 Posts: 64	Are you able to get any pictures? It is normal for certain species of bn's to lighten in color due to stress, etc. (or get light blotchy spots) but the red and black marks with yellow nose is a bit concerning... Is this the same one that you had a problem with the sunken belly?

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