Hoplo Catfish And Aquarium Salt?

[LucyB]

These are the best I could get, at least you get an idea of what these red lumps look like...

 

[FishBlast]

Poor girl. Though it doesn't look too bad. Maybe she hit herself in some decoration or some fish has been biting her. Does the pleco try to suck fish skin?

 

[LucyB]

Poor girl. Though it doesn't look too bad. Maybe she hit herself in some decoration or some fish has been biting her. Does the pleco try to suck fish skin?

Nope, never seen him try to suck a fish, he seems pretty scared of other fish to be honest, he likes to keep himself to himself. The woman in Pets at Home (My LFS) said that she thinks it could be a wound that is trying to heal, but the catfish keeps rubbing against sand so it has been irritated and swelled up?

 

[FishBlast]

Poor girl. Though it doesn't look too bad. Maybe she hit herself in some decoration or some fish has been biting her. Does the pleco try to suck fish skin?

Nope, never seen him try to suck a fish, he seems pretty scared of other fish to be honest, he likes to keep himself to himself. The woman in Pets at Home (My LFS) said that she thinks it could be a wound that is trying to heal, but the catfish keeps rubbing against sand so it has been irritated and swelled up?

Rubbing as in flashing / scratching herself? Might be a skin parasite that's irritating her.
Your sand seems quite fine so I doubt it's directly from the sand. Mine's just like yours except white and my Hoplo seems to have no problem when he sits / roots through the sand.

 

[N0body Of The Goat]

I'd be worried about all those white dots overr the body... Ich?

 

[FishBlast]

I'd be worried about all those white dots overr the body... Ich?

Good eye, I thought that was sand in the pics.
Ich description on some websites say that it may leave red wounds behind when they burst. Also, the hoplo scratching against the sand supports the ich suspicion.

Although it still seems to be just sand, as in some pics there are fewer white dots than in others, assuming these pics were taken at the same date.

 

[LucyB]

I'd be worried about all those white dots overr the body... Ich?

It is sand

I'd be worried about all those white dots overr the body... Ich?

Good eye, I thought that was sand in the pics.
Ich description on some websites say that it may leave red wounds behind when they burst. Also, the hoplo scratching against the sand supports the ich suspicion.

Although it still seems to be just sand, as in some pics there are fewer white dots than in others, assuming these pics were taken at the same date.

It is sand

By the way guys, she is all better now I moved her back into the big tank as the red blobs and swollen gills vanished, and she seems better than ever now!

 

[FishBlast]

I'd be worried about all those white dots overr the body... Ich?

It is sand

I'd be worried about all those white dots overr the body... Ich?

Good eye, I thought that was sand in the pics.
Ich description on some websites say that it may leave red wounds behind when they burst. Also, the hoplo scratching against the sand supports the ich suspicion.

Although it still seems to be just sand, as in some pics there are fewer white dots than in others, assuming these pics were taken at the same date.

It is sand

By the way guys, she is all better now I moved her back into the big tank as the red blobs and swollen gills vanished, and she seems better than ever now!

Glad that the cutie is alright now X)
Hoplos are so adorable, makes me want to hug mine.

 

[MrBarramundi]

I own a fish farm in Florida. I raise Hoplo cats among several other strains of tropicals. When we bring them (Hoplo) in from the ponds we treat them with salt. I also treat them with malachite and formaldehyde. So I guess long story short yes you can treat the Hoplo with salt. However that being said a good water change afterwords is also not a bad idea. The red spots in your pictures look like anchor worm? Can't tell for sure, salt will also help to get rid of them from off of your fish. You don't need much we place our fish in 3'X4' vats. We have running water on them and I use a half of a hand full of fine ground salt in the vat. The water change for this vat would probably take about 2-3 hrs.
Hope this helps

 

[LucyB]

I own a fish farm in Florida. I raise Hoplo cats among several other strains of tropicals. When we bring them (Hoplo) in from the ponds we treat them with salt. I also treat them with malachite and formaldehyde. So I guess long story short yes you can treat the Hoplo with salt. However that being said a good water change afterwords is also not a bad idea. The red spots in your pictures look like anchor worm? Can't tell for sure, salt will also help to get rid of them from off of your fish. You don't need much we place our fish in 3'X4' vats. We have running water on them and I use a half of a hand full of fine ground salt in the vat. The water change for this vat would probably take about 2-3 hrs.
Hope this helps

Thank you, but this is a very old thread - My Hoplo is better now, and back in the main tank with his buddy

I will use your advice in the future though