Info On My Torpedo Barb

[Zikofski]

okay i have 6 torpedo barbs 3 of which i bought around a week ago, they all look healthy bar 1, his colour was always pale since i got him, didn't notice it until i got home tbh, just wanted to know if he is ill and carrying something or is it normal and will colour up given time?

these are my healthy ones

this is the pale one

i have noticed watching him more has isolated him self away from the group but dose swim back to them now and then, he dose seem to be normal other than his colour, breathing is also fine to compare i have another pic of a healthy one in same lighting and sorta angle

hope some one can help me and i hope its nothing

 

[#1 Fish Fan]

It looks thinner than the others to me...

Do you notice any difference of his fat/thin compared to the other torpedos?

Have you seen him eating anything recently?

 

[deftuch]

the same thing happened to me with one of my flying fox's. could it be a dominance thing?

 

[Zikofski]

i havent watched them eat yet but i couldn't really see a difference with the ones i have bought and the ones that where already in the tank, i shall watch him more closly next time i food them and i don't think it is a dominance thing as i had 6 before and they where all brightly coloured, but it could be seeming he is the biggest if not secound biggest and coming into an already established group still dose not make sense to why he is isolating him self tho,

thank you all for the help so far i shall continue to monitor and see how he get one i guess

 

[#1 Fish Fan]

He may just not be getting enough to eat. As for him isolating himself, he might be the odd one out of the group and prefers alone time.

 

[Zikofski]

ye could be

 

[#1 Fish Fan]

If I was you I wouldn't worry too much at the minute. When you start noticing more out of the ordinary things like swimming awkwardly then that is the time to call all the TFF members to your service.