Logangus119 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 (edited) I noticed my gold nugget Pleco has these strange blister looking things on it near its tail. I see a total of 4 of these on him currently. What is this and what can I do to treat it? parameters: pH: 7.0 GH: 150ppm KH: 80ppm Nitrate: 20ppm Nitrite: 0 Ammonia: 0 Temperature: 76 F Edited April 25, 2023 by Logangus119 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 How long has he had these lumps and have you added any new fish to the tank recently that could have bought in disease and have you noticed any aggression between your plecos it's always possible its an injury @Logangus119 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logangus119 Posted April 25, 2023 Author Share Posted April 25, 2023 @Colu I just bought this Pleco on Saturday. I didn’t notice the lumps on him but I could have missed them. I noticed the lumps on Monday. I am about to separate him into his own 10g and treat with aquarium salt and go from there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 On 4/25/2023 at 11:17 PM, Logangus119 said: @Colu I just bought this Pleco on Saturday. I didn’t notice the lumps on him but I could have missed them. I noticed the lumps on Monday. I am about to separate him into his own 10g and treat with aquarium salt and go from there. I lower dose of aquarium salt 1 table spoon for 3 gallons if the lump are fluid filled the salt will help reduce the fluid buildup I wouldn't go above that level of salt as plecos are more sensitive to salt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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