Megladoras Irwini Cafish shedding skin???

[Dovii dude]

Hello all. As I was handfeeding my 2 5'' tyretrack eels I noticed my 4'' megladoras irwini shedding his skin. Is this normal?? My P.H is 7.2, ammonia is 0. Tankmates are: oxydoras niger, jaguar catfish, 2 tyretrack eels, ntt datnoids, indo datnoid, silverarowana, redhooks, silverdollars, geophagus jurupari, green severum.

 

[Poklei]

prolly shedding slime which is normal

 

[Wet Whiskers]

I've never had any of my catfish shed slim coat, and the only fish I've had have excess slim coat was sick or very stressed. When you say shedding skin, are there any areas of irritated skin or exposed flesh? Where are you Nitrites and Nitrates at? Also, what about the temp? Is he breathing and eating normally? In any case, if ever I see something odd, the first thing I do is check and change the water in hopes of fixing or at least reducing the problem. I hope your little guys is okay.

 

[Dovii dude]

I've never had any of my catfish shed slim coat, and the only fish I've had have excess slim coat was sick or very stressed. When you say shedding skin, are there any areas of irritated skin or exposed flesh? Where are you Nitrites and Nitrates at? Also, what about the temp? Is he breathing and eating normally? In any case, if ever I see something odd, the first thing I do is check and change the water in hopes of fixing or at least reducing the problem. I hope your little guys is okay.

P.H is 7.2
Ammonia is at 0.
Temp is 72.
He seems to be breathing fine and eating fine. I am going to do a water change today and add some salt to see if it will help.

 

[Wet Whiskers]

P.H is 7.2
Ammonia is at 0.
Temp is 72.
He seems to be breathing fine and eating fine. I am going to do a water change today and add some salt to see if it will help.

I am also concerned that the Nitrites and Nitrates could be high and causing problems. Nitrite can reduce the oxygen content in the blood stream, and can be a more rapid problem if very high, or it can be a long term problem as a constant lack of O2 damages the organs. As you know, catfish are eating and pooping machines and can mess up the water so fast, so I look out for this problem with catfish.

Your temp is in range for these guys, and I'm glad he's breathing and eating well. After you have changed the water, give us an update on your little guy.

 

[Dovii dude]

I am also concerned that the Nitrites and Nitrates could be high and causing problems. Nitrite can reduce the oxygen content in the blood stream, and can be a more rapid problem if very high, or it can be a long term problem as a constant lack of O2 damages the organs. As you know, catfish are eating and pooping machines and can mess up the water so fast, so I look out for this problem with catfish.

Your temp is in range for these guys, and I'm glad he's breathing and eating well. After you have changed the water, give us an update on your little guy.

Well I have changed the water, so far he seems to be doing great...