Hiya Guys & Girls,
Any help on this asap would be so so appreciated - sorry if I've posted in the wrong place I'm just desperate for some help please.
My Pleco (believe to be a Pterygoplichthys pardalis) George (now over 15 years old - details on my profile) has recently developed what looks like fin rot on this dorsal and also today both eyes have clouded over. He isn't changing colour to his soundings either, just staying a dark brown shade.
3 weeks ago I did a filter change and topped up the tank. It had been some time since I'd cleaned these as recently had a baby so been a little tied up. After coming back from holiday (for 2 weeks) the water looked majorly cloudy. George was fine so figured I'd possibly just put too much food in (to cover me being away) but last night & today noticed these issues.
For the whole 15 odd years I've had George, and in all his different sized tanks, I've never done PH levels etc and he has always just been happy with the warm water top ups (that then is controller by his heater) and the odd hoover out of the bottom of the tank and a half water change. Ornaments and plastic plants etc have always just been washed under cold water the same time as I change his filter system.
Can anyone recommend a treatment that's safe for catfish/ pleco's to help cure this? I'd hate to loose him.
Thanks
Any help on this asap would be so so appreciated - sorry if I've posted in the wrong place I'm just desperate for some help please.
My Pleco (believe to be a Pterygoplichthys pardalis) George (now over 15 years old - details on my profile) has recently developed what looks like fin rot on this dorsal and also today both eyes have clouded over. He isn't changing colour to his soundings either, just staying a dark brown shade.
3 weeks ago I did a filter change and topped up the tank. It had been some time since I'd cleaned these as recently had a baby so been a little tied up. After coming back from holiday (for 2 weeks) the water looked majorly cloudy. George was fine so figured I'd possibly just put too much food in (to cover me being away) but last night & today noticed these issues.
For the whole 15 odd years I've had George, and in all his different sized tanks, I've never done PH levels etc and he has always just been happy with the warm water top ups (that then is controller by his heater) and the odd hoover out of the bottom of the tank and a half water change. Ornaments and plastic plants etc have always just been washed under cold water the same time as I change his filter system.
Can anyone recommend a treatment that's safe for catfish/ pleco's to help cure this? I'd hate to loose him.
Thanks