It's lighter in color in one spot and it's bent around the middle, and sort of dangling from that point, whereas the other whiskers he has full control of.
Will it heal
he's so cute!
Will it heal
he's so cute!
One whisker is bent/dangling on my Lima Shovelnose Catfish! :(
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It might heal, or fall off and scar over. He'll be okay either way, most likely. How old is he? It is thought that young catfish are better at regenerating barbels.
I dont know how old he is, he's probably about 6 inches tho, very thin (not from underfeeding, just hasn't matured).
If the fish didn't already have the problem when you purchased it, your decoration is the problem. Move your decoration further in the middle, if it is too much remove some of it. Your catfish needs to be able to swim comfortably around the walls and throughout the middle without being too much of an obstacle course or having to make sharp turns quickly. Raise up driftwood and other decoration so it can fit without struggling. The whisker will heal with time, but prevent future damage to catfish by fixing the decoration. You will know if you have fixed the problem by asking yourself this: If my catfish gets scared or is chasing live food, can it rush around the tank without hitting sharp objects or is too much stuff in the way?