As can be seen in the photo, Foo has had a blood test done today.
i noticed a swelling on his snout on friday morning so took him in to the vets friday afternoon.
the swelling is thought to be a tooth abcese.
whilst at the vets the vet noticed looking at Foos weight he had lost over 2 kilos since last december and about 5 kilos in a year!
hence the blood test, i will get the results tomorrow afternoon.
hes on anti biotics for his swelling and its allready gone down since friday.
the vet his holding off on the tooth problem until she gets the results from the blood test.
hes 11 years old, i'm not panicing but i am worried.
fingers crossed its not what it might be, cant even say it.
@davidc4430wrote:another tiny bit of news,
my catfish have had babys,
so theres are about 15 - 25 tiny catfishes in my tank now.
first babys.
too small to photograph i think, well with my skills.
ok, had a go at taking photos of the new arivals
tiny fish
a mature male bristle nose catfish (not mine) showing his distinctive bristles.
the females dont get bristles.
its a guy thing.
or maybe they wax?
They look a little bit like tadpoles David ... 
Seriously though, can't wait to see them at full size xx
@imastawkawrote:Good pics, David, well done.
What are you going to do with them?
Obviously they can't all stay in that tank.
Glad to see Foo is feeling a little better today.
well, i'm not great at planning ahead.
i hope i can take them when they are at about 40mm long to a local dealer and sell or swap them for food/products.
or i can just advertise myself. the local aquarium guy charges $25 each for young ones.
i'm also planning on a 3rd tank, got a nice location (got rid of an old lounge)
Foo is laying in the sun, soaking up the rays.
and making making my bed difficult
a sleeping Fooby, you can see where he had his little lump removed, right on his knee, hope it heals up ok.
