Hello MFK! We recently received a message to the MFK Facebook page from a concerned pleco owner named Janet. Her pleco has belly issues and tail issues, but well, I suppose I'll let her tell the story:
C'mon folks, I know we can help her!
Rob
hello hope you can help me assess before we treat and treat wrong. we just noticed the tail looking like this and the belly bloated as we were trying to figure out why our about 15-18 year pleco hept swimming to the top fast and hitting the top of the tank, we have a 55 galon tank and 2 T-barb in there and the pleco. his eyes are a little cloudy and he is breathing fast. is there hope? ********
Bacterial: Inactivity, loss of color, frayed fins, bloated body, cloudy eyes, open sores, abscesses, red streaks throughout body, reddening or inflammation of the skin, fins or internal organs, bulging eyes, difficulty breathing.
Fungal (often secondary to another type of illness): Erratic swimming, darting, scratching, visible cotton-like tufts on skin, eyes, or mouth. Parasitic: Inactivity, loss of appetite, excess mucus or film on body, visible spots or worms, rapid breathing, scratching.
C'mon folks, I know we can help her!
Rob
