Leoaqua Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 (edited) This is my clown pleco, I got him 11 years ago in aug 2010. Just yesterday, I notice something sticking out from the side of his whiskers? it looks the same way it looks in the pictures. its fuzzy to the eye, I cant tell what it is. The only changes that i've done to the tank its add new plants to the tank saturday, the 11th from aquarium coop and adding liquid carbon daily. The pleco is pretty much active as it has always been, and its appetite is pretty good, no changes noted other than the fuzzy looking growth This right here is the picture of his other side which is normal Edited September 16, 2021 by Leoaqua adding more information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 it almost looks like a tumor or cyst of some kind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 How much liquid carbon have you been adding if you over dose it can affect your fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leoaqua Posted September 16, 2021 Author Share Posted September 16, 2021 just the 1 pump for 10 gallons/day for high lighting. The other fish on the tank are fine, its only the pleco that has the growth. activity and appetite levels have been the same for all the fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 (edited) It's possible it age related as he's 11 years old life expectancy is 10-12 years for clown plecos it could also be some type of growth or cyst as @lefty o suggested I would monitor for the next couple of days if it starts to get worse than I would do a course of kanaplex in food Edited September 17, 2021 by Colu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leoaqua Posted September 17, 2021 Author Share Posted September 17, 2021 thanks, will continue to monitor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon p Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 I looked around on google and found some pictures that show the same thing. The most common things mentioned gullflukes, hole in the head at the start, among several others. With there are pictures there no definite answer among them pictures. Most are post in other fish groups. One case the fish was dissected and Gill flukes were found. Sorry I didn’t find an away answer. Keep us updated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leoaqua Posted September 19, 2021 Author Share Posted September 19, 2021 Update on pleco, it seems like this growth has gone down a little bit? and change colors to a more yellowish tone, its more flat now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon p Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 There a lot o pictures on google if you search google ingles but basically no answers and most Emedco in death but I would say try different phases and look past the four or five pages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 I would not try to medicate a fish that old. Medicines can be hard on the fish organs and when it is that old the medicine might do more harm than good. I would just monitor but recognize that fish is quite old. If you had it for 11 years and it was full grown at purchase it could easily be 12+ years old. I had a 5 year old swordtail die recently; i wasn't happy about it but they do age out over time. One of the reason is started keeping clown loaches; I should age out before they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leoaqua Posted September 20, 2021 Author Share Posted September 20, 2021 On 9/20/2021 at 9:51 AM, anewbie said: If you had it for 11 years and it was full grown at purchase it could easily be 12+ years old You know, thinking about it, he has always been the same size ever since i got it, could possibly be almost 12! 😮 I got him when I was coming back from Niagara falls from a small fish store on the way back, the fish store was in the middle of nowhere, and transported for 6 hours back to NYC. It will be pretty sad once i lose the pleco 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leoaqua Posted September 21, 2021 Author Share Posted September 21, 2021 Update its almost not noticeable. It has gone down by itself 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon p Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 Hope it get better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leoaqua Posted October 2, 2021 Author Share Posted October 2, 2021 Update: whatever the pleco had is now completely gone. Both sides look normal now 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 its nice when problems self correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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