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Bristlenose pleco help!!
Posted: 29 Aug 2003, 22:22
by judas_az
I bought an established tank about 2 months ago and today I noticed one of the bristnose's had a big white patch on about half of his head. Anybody know what this is, I was thinking it might be the first stage of Hole in the head?
Posted: 29 Aug 2003, 23:57
by Barbie
I've never, to date, seen a pleco with hole in the head or lateral line erosion. You should definitely look into treating him with an antibiotic, as it sounds like he might have a bacterial infection. The sooner the better. You also shouldn't treat the main tank, but move him into a quarantine tank.
I assume when you say it was an established tank, that you moved all of the water along with the filters and such when you purchased it?
Barbie
Yeah!!
Posted: 30 Aug 2003, 22:13
by judas_az
The lady I bought the tank from was getting out of the hobby, so she let me have the tank with all the fish for $150. Its a 75 gal with about 40 fish. As for the fish in question I put him in a 10 gal tank and am treating him with melafix. When I bought the tank we brought about 45 galloons of the original water the origiinal filters etc. I hope the Melafix works though Id hate to lose any fish!!
Posted: 31 Aug 2003, 12:45
by Plec0maniac
I guess thats fungus perharps. Bec. Barbies right, I dont think that the hole in the head desease is aplicable to plecos.. if its fungus try to rubbed it off adn add antibiotics. Gudluck
