plecostomusman
New Member
Hello,
I have a common plecostomus, which seemed to be showing the signs of a fungal infection / finrot recently (it had a bulbous growth on its nose, that seemed furry, and there was a hole in one of its fins). I've been treating it with Interpret no. 8, and it seemed to be getting better. But I came home from work today to find that its nose looked very sore, almost as if it had scraped something.
Older image showing bulbous growth on nose and hole in fin
Today's picture, showing 'grazed' nose
The plecostomus is in a three-month old, 35-litre community tank with danios, corydoras and tetras, and I've had the plecostomus for about two months. I'm in a high pH area, so I'm trying to bring the pH down a little using bogwood. I can't detect any ammonia or nitrites in the water.
Do you think he has just scraped something, or is there something else I should be looking out for?
I'll be very grateful for any help you can give me.
Plecostomusman
I have a common plecostomus, which seemed to be showing the signs of a fungal infection / finrot recently (it had a bulbous growth on its nose, that seemed furry, and there was a hole in one of its fins). I've been treating it with Interpret no. 8, and it seemed to be getting better. But I came home from work today to find that its nose looked very sore, almost as if it had scraped something.
Older image showing bulbous growth on nose and hole in fin
Today's picture, showing 'grazed' nose
The plecostomus is in a three-month old, 35-litre community tank with danios, corydoras and tetras, and I've had the plecostomus for about two months. I'm in a high pH area, so I'm trying to bring the pH down a little using bogwood. I can't detect any ammonia or nitrites in the water.
Do you think he has just scraped something, or is there something else I should be looking out for?
I'll be very grateful for any help you can give me.
Plecostomusman
