mould on bristlenose plec ????????

[Cavafish]

I best explain.... Bruce, my male bristlenose, has turned down all offers of a comfortable home that I have offered him so far in terms of black pvc pipe of different sizes and this has now proven to be a blessing as he lives on a piece of bogwood where I can see him. I have just given the whole tank one of my 'looking-overs' and noticed that Bruce has a very thin patch of what looks like white mould on his left hand side up by his gills/fin. I have tried to rub it off (very gently) as he stayed still when I attempted this and allowed me to touch him. He is quite able to swim extra though. I must tress that the grey/white patch is small and the 'mould' is a very thin layer - you have to look across the fish rather than at it to see it (like looking at the fine hairs on the back of your hand).
I thought if I posted this in the Emergencies forum that they would all just shout "finrot" or "body fungus" or "cotton wool disease" or something without really knowing but do these things affect bristlenoses???

Can anyone shed some light on this please and advise on this please

 

[karrihug]

i don't see enough of my bristlenose to know, but my common used to look kinda moldy once in a while. it never seemed to bother him and always went away. i think it has something to do with his coloring, but i could be wrong. sorry i couldn'tn be more help.

karri

 

[RYO]

My b/nose has the same sort of thing on his gill covers now and then (thats when i can see him) and looks like hes flaring somtimes(prob thinks hes a betta)
Mine isnt the easiest fish to study as hes skittish as hell.

 

[Cavafish]

Well i got some off of him last night and it looks like slime when it is not suspended in the water. it was definatly around his gills. looked at it under a magnifying glass and it didnt have any bugs or anything in it.

Water parameters are fine BTW, nitrate is high (as usual) at around 100 though.

 

[smithrc]

could it be a burn healing? from the heater??

 

[Cavafish]

no. not a burn. the tank is a juwel - no fish have access to the heater.

after rubbing it off last night he looks perfectly ok again now so maybe it is panic over or it might come back.....