Spot on Plec

DaisyTattoo · 07-09-2007, 07:26 PM

Ok, so my lil albino bn plec has a red spot on his nose. Water tests normal, acting normal...Hes stuck to this rock in the pic....

sarcare · 07-09-2007, 07:28 PM

Wow, it looks like all of your fish wanted in on that picture! It looks owie--could it be a scrape? or maybe something sticking on his face?

DaisyTattoo · 07-09-2007, 07:31 PM

I had just dropped in an algae tab I got from Badman lol. They were going crazy on it. It looks almost like a blood blister.

joephys · 07-09-2007, 07:33 PM

Thats what I thought, maybe it's a blood blister.

OrionGirl · 07-09-2007, 07:41 PM

Have you seen him attach to your heater? I've seen plecs get blisters from doing that--they latch on to clean, or even hide under them, and don't let go with the heater kicks on.

DaisyTattoo · 07-09-2007, 07:45 PM

I don't think my heater has kicked on in awhile....its really hot in my house. Maybe it was the filter?

OrionGirl · 07-09-2007, 07:46 PM

Could be, I guess--is there anything internal that heats up? It could just be a scrape, too. Wounds tend to be more raw looking on fish--scabs don't really form the same way we're used to seeing on mammals.

DaisyTattoo · 07-09-2007, 07:48 PM

He couldve scraped himself on a rock...or the driftwood. I'm just glad we all pretty much agree that its an injury and not a medical problem.

DaisyTattoo · 07-12-2007, 10:39 PM

Bad news...the spot has started eating away at his lil face. What should I do besides clean water?

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i6...03/albplec.jpg

OrionGirl · 07-13-2007, 08:37 AM

Quarantine and antibiotics--which is going to be tough, I know. I just wouldn't want to leave him in the main tank.

DaisyTattoo · 07-13-2007, 10:39 AM

Well, the problem with that is that I am leaving for vacation on Sunday and really don't have faith that my boyfriend can handle the situation... And have you ever tried to catch a juvenile BN in a planted tank? LOL. I will try to catch him and move him to quarantine. I wonder what it is though.....

OrionGirl · 07-13-2007, 11:18 AM

I'd suspect an injury that's become infected--it can happen in pretty well any tank.

Barbie · 07-18-2007, 02:01 AM

You might try catching him and swabbing the spot with a bit of Iodine. It can stop the infection and let his system catch up. If you're going to be leaving him to his own devices, I'd definitely recommend at least that much of a treatment, if he was mine.

Barbie

07-09-2007, 07:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
DaisyTattoo It's a girl Join Date: May 2006 Location: Peoria, Illinois Posts: 3,086	Spot on Plec Ok, so my lil albino bn plec has a red spot on his nose. Water tests normal, acting normal...Hes stuck to this rock in the pic.... __________________ It's not easy being a mother. If it were, fathers would do it.

07-09-2007, 07:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
sarcare Lost and Confused Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 1,910	Wow, it looks like all of your fish wanted in on that picture! It looks owie--could it be a scrape? or maybe something sticking on his face? __________________ Reality--go 'way!

07-09-2007, 07:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
DaisyTattoo It's a girl Join Date: May 2006 Location: Peoria, Illinois Posts: 3,086	I had just dropped in an algae tab I got from Badman lol. They were going crazy on it. It looks almost like a blood blister. __________________ It's not easy being a mother. If it were, fathers would do it.

07-09-2007, 07:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
OrionGirl Miss you, Old Man Join Date: May 2006 Location: California coastline Posts: 6,722	Have you seen him attach to your heater? I've seen plecs get blisters from doing that--they latch on to clean, or even hide under them, and don't let go with the heater kicks on. __________________ ~Sheila tempus edax rerum Ideas do not have to be correct in order to be good; its only necessary that, if they do fail, they do so in an interesting way. ~Robert Rosen

07-09-2007, 07:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
DaisyTattoo It's a girl Join Date: May 2006 Location: Peoria, Illinois Posts: 3,086	I don't think my heater has kicked on in awhile....its really hot in my house. Maybe it was the filter? __________________ It's not easy being a mother. If it were, fathers would do it.

07-09-2007, 07:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
joephys Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: auburn, wa Posts: 4,392	Thats what I thought, maybe it's a blood blister.

07-09-2007, 07:46 PM	#7 (permalink)
OrionGirl Miss you, Old Man Join Date: May 2006 Location: California coastline Posts: 6,722	Could be, I guess--is there anything internal that heats up? It could just be a scrape, too. Wounds tend to be more raw looking on fish--scabs don't really form the same way we're used to seeing on mammals. __________________ ~Sheila tempus edax rerum Ideas do not have to be correct in order to be good; its only necessary that, if they do fail, they do so in an interesting way. ~Robert Rosen

07-09-2007, 07:48 PM	#8 (permalink)
DaisyTattoo It's a girl Join Date: May 2006 Location: Peoria, Illinois Posts: 3,086	He couldve scraped himself on a rock...or the driftwood. I'm just glad we all pretty much agree that its an injury and not a medical problem. __________________ It's not easy being a mother. If it were, fathers would do it.

07-12-2007, 10:39 PM	#9 (permalink)
DaisyTattoo It's a girl Join Date: May 2006 Location: Peoria, Illinois Posts: 3,086	Bad news...the spot has started eating away at his lil face. What should I do besides clean water? http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i6...03/albplec.jpg __________________ It's not easy being a mother. If it were, fathers would do it.

07-13-2007, 08:37 AM	#10 (permalink)
OrionGirl Miss you, Old Man Join Date: May 2006 Location: California coastline Posts: 6,722	Quarantine and antibiotics--which is going to be tough, I know. I just wouldn't want to leave him in the main tank. __________________ ~Sheila tempus edax rerum Ideas do not have to be correct in order to be good; its only necessary that, if they do fail, they do so in an interesting way. ~Robert Rosen

07-13-2007, 10:39 AM	#11 (permalink)
DaisyTattoo It's a girl Join Date: May 2006 Location: Peoria, Illinois Posts: 3,086	Well, the problem with that is that I am leaving for vacation on Sunday and really don't have faith that my boyfriend can handle the situation... And have you ever tried to catch a juvenile BN in a planted tank? LOL. I will try to catch him and move him to quarantine. I wonder what it is though..... __________________ It's not easy being a mother. If it were, fathers would do it.

07-13-2007, 11:18 AM	#12 (permalink)
OrionGirl Miss you, Old Man Join Date: May 2006 Location: California coastline Posts: 6,722	I'd suspect an injury that's become infected--it can happen in pretty well any tank. __________________ ~Sheila tempus edax rerum Ideas do not have to be correct in order to be good; its only necessary that, if they do fail, they do so in an interesting way. ~Robert Rosen

07-18-2007, 02:01 AM	#13 (permalink)
Barbie Fishaholic Join Date: May 2006 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 34	You might try catching him and swabbing the spot with a bit of Iodine. It can stop the infection and let his system catch up. If you're going to be leaving him to his own devices, I'd definitely recommend at least that much of a treatment, if he was mine. Barbie __________________ Fishaholics.org

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