I believe my banjo catfish shed their skin and here are some pictures
Interesting find, skin.
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You can really see the texture of the skin in the 6th picture so I’m thinking it’s a shed skin and not a slime coat but I could be wrong.
That's exactly how the Lima Shovelnose skin looks. I did a little research and found this thread.https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/do-lima-shovelnose-catfish-shed-skin.289101/page-2
Thank you for that link my good sir, I’ll check the parameters to see if anything is off but it’s just them in a 40 breeder so it’s unlikely.
Many catfish are known to shed mucus but you are correct a few are known to shed their skin and banjo cats are one of the few.
Kept them for many years and have never seen it happen but mine have always lived in tanks where their skin would never be found. Good find.
what are you feeding them?
Kept them for many years and have never seen it happen but mine have always lived in tanks where their skin would never be found. Good find.
what are you feeding them?
I’ve been feeding them shrimp pellets by omega mainly and every so often some sinking pellets from new life spectrum that none of my fish seem to care for.
That is crazy, good eye for even seeing it in the tank!
If you see the banjo please snap a pic of it. I’d like to see what it looks like after the shed.
Also let’s just hope it’s not shedding like shrimp bc of a growth spurt...maybe you have a monster banjo in your tank now ?
If you see the banjo please snap a pic of it. I’d like to see what it looks like after the shed.
Also let’s just hope it’s not shedding like shrimp bc of a growth spurt...maybe you have a monster banjo in your tank now ?