Please help my Pleco is shedding his skin.

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Zdukie7

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So, I’ve had this pleco for coming on about 6 years now . He has grown to about 8 inches . Today I got home from work and he was hidden in the corner like normal. I happened to look at his tail and he had no skin left it looks like it’s just straight bone . Also there are parts on his skin that seem to be peeling off. I just recently lost 5 of my 6 goldfish in this tank and I did a full water change and treated it . One other thing to add . About 3 days ago I woke up in the morning to only my goldfish in the tank . After further investigation, I found my pleco behind the tank. He jumped from where the filter sits at the top of the tank . This was the first time this had ever happened and he wasn’t out of the tank for long . As soon as I put him back in the tank he started swimming normally. Any help is appreciated TIA.

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I would say it's the slime coat working to fall off since it was outside the tank. Give it a few to heal up and get the new slime coat situated. It doesn't look infected at the moment, and I assume will heal up fine.
 
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I would say it's the slime coat working to fall off since it was outside the tank. Give it a few to heal up and get the new slime coat situated. It doesn't look infected at the moment, and I assume will heal up fine.
Hey man thank you for the response I really appreciate it . He ended up passing away a few days ago but it think it was for the best. Thanks again man you have a good one .
 
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