I recently purchased a 29 gallon aquarium with stand from craigslist and it came with fish. One of them is a Pictus catfish. I never owned one before and the previous owner scooped him out with a net and he got trapped in the net. We had to cut the net with scissors to get him loose but he now has pieces of net stuck to both barbs. I don't mind it if he doesn't. My kids like him just the same but I am concerned the net is agitating him and I have noticed almost a week later that there is something growing around the points of contact with the net. I can't tell if it is a slime coat or infection or what. Should I make an attempt to take him out of the water, hold him down, and cut the rest of the net away? I am concerned I will really traumatize him then. I am hoping that he will break free of the net on his own. He is big but not fully grown yet.
Anyone else have this problem?
Thanks for your time,
Tom
I have the following fish:
90 Gallon Aquarium: 1 otto, 18 panda cories (All but two from a breeding pair I own), 1 rainbow fish, 1 glass fish, 1 neon tetra
29 Gallon Quarantine tank: 12 albino bristlenose plecos
29 Gallon tank: 8 serpae tetras, 2 upside down catfish, 2 congo tetras (pair), and 1 pictus catfish.
Anyone else have this problem?
Thanks for your time,
Tom
I have the following fish:
90 Gallon Aquarium: 1 otto, 18 panda cories (All but two from a breeding pair I own), 1 rainbow fish, 1 glass fish, 1 neon tetra
29 Gallon Quarantine tank: 12 albino bristlenose plecos
29 Gallon tank: 8 serpae tetras, 2 upside down catfish, 2 congo tetras (pair), and 1 pictus catfish.