Growth on tiger shovel nose’s nose??

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MrDuckBootz

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So I set up a 75 grow out tank and currently have a tiger Shovelnose in there. There’s something on his nose that I’ve never seen on another Shovelnose and wanted to know if any of u know the cause and or if it will go away. It’s the white on his nose in the pictures

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Also he does move much at all. All he does is chill in the reeds that I have in there for him. I introduced him in the tank about 4-5 days ago. I Assumed they were like red tail catfish because every red tail I’ve owned (4) they were very active at night and once I fead during the day would swim around scanning for food, but the TSN doesn’t even swim around at night from what I saw last night. The tank is in my room and I would watch his only tank mate ATM, a rhino pleco, swim around and enjoy him self. The TSN just sat in the reeds. I read that tiger Shovelnose do better in pairs so I’m thinking of getting another if I can find one similar size to George (TSN). If not I was thinking of getting another RTC because I love them so. If I got another RTC in stead of another TSN do u guys think the RTC would encourage the TSN to be more active or do u think only another TSN would do that?
 
Could be from lymphocystis. Would monitor for now. Can u get a close up pic of the fish? Is it eating? Has it been running on the glass?
 
I’ll get a better pic when I get back to my house if I can’t. Is it safe to add other fish because I’m on my way to the fish store to get him a buddy and some other fish to stock the tank. He’s eaten but I feed this morning and he didn’t even attempt the bloodworms
 
I netted him with extreme ease and got some pics then released him back into the tank. He hide behind a pot when I got more pics. I was otw to my LFS but I turned around because I read that the potential disease is infectious and don’t want to expose more fish to it.

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Looks like a growth. Wouldn’t add fish in with it till it clears.
 
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