Dear all,
my name is Nigel and I am new to this page. I have a question concerning one of my fish and I hope you can help me.
I have a 2 year old pleco in a tank together with a guppy and an otocinclus. Weird combination...I know, but I got them from a colleague over a 1.5 years ago and they get along well that's why I kept it this way (I have never had a tank with fish before).
The pleco recently started showing one spot that looks like a large bloody "pimple" on his belly. It seems like it is bleeding a bit under his skin, but it is not open releasing blood into the tank. I'll attach a photo...my sincere apologies for the quality.
A second "pimple" started to grow more towards the tail fin, but does not show any signs of blood. The pleco is constantly hungry and eating his algae wafers like he usually does, but I am worried that he is really sick and that I need to take him to the vet or so.
So if any of you know what is going on with him, please let me know.
Thank you very much in advance for your kind help.
Have a great day!
my name is Nigel and I am new to this page. I have a question concerning one of my fish and I hope you can help me.
I have a 2 year old pleco in a tank together with a guppy and an otocinclus. Weird combination...I know, but I got them from a colleague over a 1.5 years ago and they get along well that's why I kept it this way (I have never had a tank with fish before).
The pleco recently started showing one spot that looks like a large bloody "pimple" on his belly. It seems like it is bleeding a bit under his skin, but it is not open releasing blood into the tank. I'll attach a photo...my sincere apologies for the quality.
A second "pimple" started to grow more towards the tail fin, but does not show any signs of blood. The pleco is constantly hungry and eating his algae wafers like he usually does, but I am worried that he is really sick and that I need to take him to the vet or so.
So if any of you know what is going on with him, please let me know.
Thank you very much in advance for your kind help.
Have a great day!