Hi all,
I wondered if anyone had ever come across anything like this on their fish, or knew what it was?
The cave where this plec lives means I only ever see his head or his tail, so him coming out in the open this evening is the first I've seen of it. Obviously also indicates he's not happy to just randomly come out!
The growth hasn't taken over his fin like it looks in the picture, the actual fin is still there and looks fine, apart from this sticking out of the end. At first I thought it could be a piece of beefheart stuck on the spines or something, but definitely not. I can only describe it as looking like intestines?
I've tried catching him to sump him but no luck. He's breathing fast too, but I don't know if that's him stressed because of me trying to catch him, or stressed anyway due to the growth.
Any ideas on what it is or what to do appreciated.
Cheers
I wondered if anyone had ever come across anything like this on their fish, or knew what it was?
The cave where this plec lives means I only ever see his head or his tail, so him coming out in the open this evening is the first I've seen of it. Obviously also indicates he's not happy to just randomly come out!
The growth hasn't taken over his fin like it looks in the picture, the actual fin is still there and looks fine, apart from this sticking out of the end. At first I thought it could be a piece of beefheart stuck on the spines or something, but definitely not. I can only describe it as looking like intestines?
I've tried catching him to sump him but no luck. He's breathing fast too, but I don't know if that's him stressed because of me trying to catch him, or stressed anyway due to the growth.
Any ideas on what it is or what to do appreciated.
Cheers