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White spots on Featherfin Catfish
Posted: 19 Jun 2015, 20:14
by Stringman
good afternoon, I have a question regarding my Featherfin catfish. He recently developed white splotches on his face and I was wondering if anyone know what it could be. He is in a 110 gallon tank with only a few tank mates, two large red jewel cichlids and three other small cichlids as well as a large Pleco. The water condition seems to be okay. There is an attached picture of what he looks like
Re: White spots on Featherfin Catfish
Posted: 19 Jun 2015, 20:19
by Jools
This is lateral line erosion, search the forum (plenty) info.
Jools
Re: White spots on Featherfin Catfish
Posted: 19 Jun 2015, 20:21
by bekateen
Hi Stringman,
Welcome to PlanetCatfish.
Your photos show what is called Lateral Line Erosion. There are several threads in this forum describing other peoples' efforts to resolve the problem. A recent thread on this subject is here:
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=41524.
I know there's a lot to read there, but it's a good place to start.
Good luck, Eric
EDIT: Gaaah! Ninja'd by Jools. No matter.
