Is my new bristlenose healthy?

[thecandiedfish]

She’s moving around I say a lot I don’t know much about Pleco bodies but is that reddish color supposed to be there? Is she skinny,well fed? Some input would be nice thank you!

i couldnt Get a picture of the other side of her body cause she kept moving etc

 

[Playsander]

Looks the same as my bnp and he is 10+ years old now.

 

[thecandiedfish]

Looks the same as my bnp and he is 10+ years old now.

What a relief thank you

 

[Ichthys]

Cannot tell from that picture. The belly should be either flat (hungry) or convex (fed). A concave belly is a problem (although it usually just means it needs a good meal).

 

[thecandiedfish]

Cannot tell from that picture. The belly should be either flat (hungry) or convex (fed). A concave belly is a problem (although it usually just means it needs a good meal).

Ok I’ll try and get another pic and at the store she was with big aggressive fish so she was hiding a lot

 

[AdoraBelle Dearheart]

Can't see much from that photo, I'm not super knowledgeable with plecs, and there can be other health issues with fish that aren't immediately visible, let alone from visible in a few photos, so you can't rely on people's opinions about whether it's a healthy fish or not.

For that reason, it's always good practice to quarantine any new fish you buy. Much easier to observe the new fish and if any issues arise, cheaper and easier to treat just the QT tank and fish rather than your main tanks, and much better than finding you've introduced an illness to your entire stock, and the risk of losing all of them.

Again, can't tell much from the pic, but I think the redness you're seeing is just the internal organs. More easily visible on an albino/lemon fish to show as an example, but still sometimes show on a darker fish.

 

[thecandiedfish]

Thank you!

 

[Playsander]

Looks the same as my bnp and he is 10+ years old now.

I will try to get a piccy at feeding time for you to compare.

 

[thecandiedfish]

I will try to get a piccy at feeding time for you to compare.

Ok thank you

 

[thecandiedfish]

By the way I posted that pic of my pleco on TikTok and someone said she’s fat?

 

[BleuTheBetta]

By the way I posted that pic of my pleco on TikTok and someone said she’s fat?

It’s TikTok- most people don’t even know what the fish is. If they say it’s fat, they could just be inexperienced. I would trust the people here way more than TikTok!

 

[thecandiedfish]

It’s TikTok- most people don’t even know what the fish is. If they say it’s fat, they could just be inexperienced. I would trust the people here way more than TikTok!

That’s true lol I need to stop being so gullible haha

 

[Playsander]

Tic Tok is just people's opinions and we all know what opinions are like don't we?

Oh BTW tried to take a photo of my bnp but he is suddenly camera shy. I'm going to have to sneak up on him like the paparazzi.

 

[thecandiedfish]

Tic Tok is just people's opinions and we all know what opinions are like don't we?

Oh BTW tried to take a photo of my bnp but he is suddenly camera shy. I'm going to have to sneak up on him like the paparazzi.

no worries on getting the pic if it’s too much trouble

 

[Playsander]

Got it. Its not great but best I could do.