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• Jan 24, 2010

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I have recently bought 3 sucking catfish and one is starting to turn a yellowish orange which started at its head and has recently spread to just passed its gills. The other 2 i got have grown a decent amount but this one has remained the same size. I have also noticed its starting to lose a few of its scales.

does anyone know whats wrong with it, or if its normal?
or if it can affect any of my other fish.

 

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• Jan 24, 2010

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What kind of fish is it. Sucker mouth can mean a lot .

 

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• Jan 24, 2010

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um, i'm not 100% sure. at the shop i got them from it only said sucking catfish.

 

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• Jan 27, 2010

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that is just a colormorph of CAE, and by the way, they are not catfish but cyprinid...

 

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• Jan 30, 2010

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i had a look over google and its not one of those fish, he is a sucking catfish.
this is what he looked like before

 

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• Jan 30, 2010

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http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/98998-chinese-algae-eater/

 

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• Feb 2, 2010

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looks like a chinese alge eater to me.
orange/yellowish is one of there color morphs