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Whats wrong with my Ancistrus cirrhosus??
Posted: 04 Sep 2013, 18:39
by Vijendra
Today saw what looks like wounds on my male Ancistrus cirrhosus, attaching pic for all to see.
Are these wounds or some disease??
Plz help
The water parameters
Temp - 28DC
Hardness - 150-160PPM
Havent measured the other parameters
There are other Ancistrus in the aquarium as well, which are perfectly fine.... There are only some small Apistos housed with them and no other fish...
Re: Whats wrong with my Ancistrus cirrhosus??
Posted: 04 Sep 2013, 18:58
by jvision
Look like wounds to me. Do you have another (larger) male in the tank? They look like wounds from a fight over a choice cave.
Re: Whats wrong with my Ancistrus cirrhosus??
Posted: 05 Sep 2013, 06:53
by Vijendra
This guy is the only male in the tank, have two adult females and a juvinile besides him...
Will the wounds heal on their own? or can I add something that will spur the healing process??
Re: Whats wrong with my Ancistrus cirrhosus??
Posted: 05 Sep 2013, 08:34
by Silurus
Do you have a heater in the tank? The other possibility is heater burns.
Re: Whats wrong with my Ancistrus cirrhosus??
Posted: 05 Sep 2013, 13:45
by Vijendra
Silurus wrote:Do you have a heater in the tank? The other possibility is heater burns.
Dont have any heater, have been keeping this guy since two years now and this is the first time that I have seen such wounds on him. Is it possible that the two adult females would have ganged up on him??
I am really worried for him, should I keep him in a seperate tank till he recovers?
Re: Whats wrong with my Ancistrus cirrhosus??
Posted: 05 Sep 2013, 19:11
by the pleco guy
looks like open sores to me, if he's scraping on rocks or gravel. for stuff like that i use e.m. erythromycin which is an antibacterial treatment. good luck.