It's not the shipping ....I picked this up myself from another member who had him for awhile and it looked fine. I see your point, but since I moved him yesterday, I'm afraid moving him twice will be really stressful and do more damage than good.
(I really like that Xanto in your avatar, probably the best I've seen...for how long did you own it ?)
Just keep an eye on the pealing ,if it moves farther up than make sure the sand is removed.Parameters look fine.Remember that sand can hold onto bacteria which can lead to further infections,no matter how clean the tank is.
I brought in 11 Yellow Chubby's and they all sold right away,but they are some of the nicest pleco's out there.


