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kathymac
03-13-2005, 4:38 PM
Hi, have a 55 gal tank with 3 angel, 6 cichlids and an 8 month old pleco( he's about 8" long). Water parameters have been fine but suddenly the pleco had a small piece of skin, size of a pinhead, missing from the rim of his face, nose area, which stayed white. About a week later on the other side of the rim of his face (just under his feeler), he start with a white headed pimpled blister, this increased to 2 then 3 white pimples encased in this clear blister. He's eating good, but constantly swimming, almost too actively. Now it looks like the blister is turning from opaque to redish still housing the 3 white pimples, it has gotten a bit larger in size. Petshop can't come up with anything. Any ideas what this might even sound like? I thought it might be the beginning of an ulcer. Thanks for any help

Jim Jim
03-13-2005, 5:05 PM
I would if possible get him into a other tank "hospital tank" just if it is a fungus so it wont affect the other fish then go get medication for the closes looking picture of whats wrong and use it in both tanks if possible or just the one if so.

Lobo.
03-15-2005, 9:17 PM
thats weird, could it just be a case of ICH?