I have seen a few post a long while ago about this but can't seem to find them or remember what folks had said about this.
I have a 55gal tank with 5 yellow labs and 2 synodontis eupterus catfish and had plans to add more. I probably will add another species soon, but that's besides the point.
I have had the labs and cats for about 6 months now and had bought them from a local store.
The labs are now 3.5 - 4.5 inches and were beautiful in color when i brought them home and for the past 5 months or so. Now that they have started maturing more I have noticed a few of them have started getting gray coloration on their faces. One of them has more than the others.
I have checked my water and everthing seems to be normal. The pH could be raised a little but it is still around 7.6-7.8.
My question is, is this normal? What may cause this?
I will add, one of the catfish is around 6 inches and the other is like 3 inches. Could the big catfish be stressing them out somewhow? I know these species are able to live together but you never know.
Thanks!
Any help would be appreciated!
I have a 55gal tank with 5 yellow labs and 2 synodontis eupterus catfish and had plans to add more. I probably will add another species soon, but that's besides the point.
I have had the labs and cats for about 6 months now and had bought them from a local store.
The labs are now 3.5 - 4.5 inches and were beautiful in color when i brought them home and for the past 5 months or so. Now that they have started maturing more I have noticed a few of them have started getting gray coloration on their faces. One of them has more than the others.
I have checked my water and everthing seems to be normal. The pH could be raised a little but it is still around 7.6-7.8.
My question is, is this normal? What may cause this?
I will add, one of the catfish is around 6 inches and the other is like 3 inches. Could the big catfish be stressing them out somewhow? I know these species are able to live together but you never know.
Thanks!
Any help would be appreciated!