Pleco with open sore / infection

[Clope27]

Hello I have a common pleco in the range of 10 inches or so who got an open sore on his nose area a couple days ago. It seems to have gotten an infection of some sort, what is it and how can I treat it? Looks like a yellow gas bubble, cant seem to find any info. Additionally the pleco occasionally gets large white sections like a reptile about to shed skin, the person I got him from said it is normal but I would like to clarify.

 

[kno4te]

Could be a pus pocket. If dose some triple sulfa and metronidazole for now. If not better after that then consider lancing it.

 

[Clope27]

Should I dose my whole tank or bucket and treat just him? I looked those up, I use seachem so it would be Metro and Paraguard correct? For reference of the tank I have cats including other plecos, bichirs and African cihlids

 

[kno4te]

Should I dose my whole tank or bucket and treat just him? I looked those up, I use seachem so it would be Metro and Paraguard correct? For reference of the tank I have cats including other plecos, bichirs and African cihlids

Triple sulfa is a abx and not paragaurd. Can use the seachem metroplex.

 

[Caro]

I’m having the same problem. A yellow blister just popped out of my pleco’s side. Did this treatment worked for yours? Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks!

 

[Caro]

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