Bn Plec Turning White ?

[beechey]

Any reason for this she must be about 2 years old ? Rest of bns l144s are fine and all other fish are happy any reason ? Has this happend to any one else ? I have pics but can not upload on phone

 

[techen]

Any reason for this she must be about 2 years old ? Rest of bns l144s are fine and all other fish are happy any reason ? Has this happend to any one else ? I have pics but can not upload on phone

How many BN's do you have? Size of tank?

 

[beechey]

There are two L144's about 5 bn's biggest the one that's turning white at about 4“ . Tank is a 85 gallon

 

[Tuxyu3]

Have you ruled out stress colouration?​

 

[KCB]

Have you ruled out stress colouration?

This was my thought also. Has she been bullied by another fish, have you changed something in the tank? Anything that could cause stress.

 

[beechey]

Just never seen this before !

 

[beechey]

Nuffin seems to pick on him has loads of hideing places

 

[Tuxyu3]

But is it stress colouration? Google it and see if it looks like what your pleco has.

 

[supershamus]

I have a plec that has an area of white on its back so i am interested in answers to the OP concerns. I note that questions are asked re stress, in my case i have been in the tank a lot lately, introduced gravel for one, would this type of activity cause and area of whiteness? Hope i am not stealing the thread

 

[beechey]

No not at all none of the pics in google search lookk familar !! He has literly turned from black in to a metalic silver , I will post a pic tomorrow from my pc

 

[KCB]

I have a plec that has an area of white on its back so i am interested in answers to the OP concerns. I note that questions are asked re stress, in my case i have been in the tank a lot lately, introduced gravel for one, would this type of activity cause and area of whiteness? Hope i am not stealing the thread

Stress causes the entire fish to become pale, not just one patch. I read recently that a white patch on the back (a 'saddle' mark) can be a symptom of columnaris. Or it could possibly be a burn?

 

[Tuxyu3]

I have a plec that has an area of white on its back so i am interested in answers to the OP concerns. I note that questions are asked re stress, in my case i have been in the tank a lot lately, introduced gravel for one, would this type of activity cause and area of whiteness? Hope i am not stealing the thread

Stress causes the entire fish to become pale, not just one patch. I read recently that a white patch on the back (a 'saddle' mark) can be a symptom of columnaris. Or it could possibly be a burn?

Stress colouration on a plec often results in patches going pale, I have yet to see an entire plec turn pale due to stress. Not saying it can't happen, just that I have never seen it happen.

 

[KCB]

I have a plec that has an area of white on its back so i am interested in answers to the OP concerns. I note that questions are asked re stress, in my case i have been in the tank a lot lately, introduced gravel for one, would this type of activity cause and area of whiteness? Hope i am not stealing the thread

Stress causes the entire fish to become pale, not just one patch. I read recently that a white patch on the back (a 'saddle' mark) can be a symptom of columnaris. Or it could possibly be a burn?

Stress colouration on a plec often results in patches going pale, I have yet to see an entire plec turn pale due to stress. Not saying it can't happen, just that I have never seen it happen.

Oh sorry I didn't realise, I've never had it happen to mine so just assumed they turned pale like other fish.

 

[Tuxyu3]

No problem, it's a pretty fair assumption to make. Stress colouration on a plec is indeed peculiar.

 

[beechey]

Rip she died !