Gold spotted plec losing colour in patches?

[tgwthf]

ok so i've had a betta fish for a while now so i'm pretty sure the tank is fully cycled, amonia is at 0.0 on the test kit i have same with nitrites, PH is 7 to 7.5 its in between in colour scale,

but my problem is that i recently bought a gold spotted plec to put in there with him since i've bought a bigger tank and i'm waiting for that to cycle i bought the plec because he was the last one at the store and i really liked him, anyway, he's been losing his colour somewhat in patches along his back? i'm not 100% certain on what it is or could be... can anyone take a look at the picture and let me know? hard to get a good picture of him cos he likes to hide when the light is on,

its on both sides of him? could it just be his patterning? or should I be worried?

 

[slayer5590]

Normal coloration of a fish that is trying to hide and that is a marbled sailfin not a spotted.

 

[tgwthf]

Normal coloration of a fish that is trying to hide and that is a marbled sailfin not a spotted.

seriously? I was sold him as a gold spotted plec... damnit.... but i'm glad he's fine, i was worried he had some kind of skin condition cos it looked strange, thank you

 

[chris from hull]

as has been said totally normal alot of mine do it then some days there back normal colour depends were they are in the tank

 

[tgwthf]

as has been said totally normal alot of mine do it then some days there back normal colour depends were they are in the tank

thanks, i was really worried for a moment because it didn't look very healthy.

 

[chris from hull]

its a shame really some of mine look horrible when like it especially the black plecos they go a horrid gray.

 

[LyraGuppi]

How big is your tank? Sailfins get over a foot long and produce a lot of waste,making them only suitable for giant aquariums and powerful filtration systems.

 

[Sherlock]

I would get on to your fish store about that... deliberate or not, they sold you a product that wasn't as described

 

[tgwthf]

How big is your tank? Sailfins get over a foot long and produce a lot of waste,making them only suitable for giant aquariums and powerful filtration systems.

hey sorry for late reply, but he's in a 15 gallon tank with my betta fish that i've had for a while at the moment while i wait for the larger tank to cycle, the bigger tank is 4ft long by 18 inches wide and 18 inches tall, with a large aqua one aquis 1200 canister filter, he'll be going in that as soon as its finished

 

[tgwthf]

I would get on to your fish store about that... deliberate or not, they sold you a product that wasn't as described

yeah i'll probably bring it up with them when i go down there next time, either way i love the lil guy he's so cute haha