Strange growth on Pleco

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rydog

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Oct 25, 2010
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Hello all, I've got a pleco with a weird growth on his mouth. It doesn't seem to effect him but it concerns me enough to post. Can anyone tell me what it might be and how to treat it? The picture isn't the best but it is white in color and almost looks like some type of mushroom (I know its not...) with different folds as opposed to fluffy cottonball looking. Thank you in advance for your assistance! photo.JPG

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The photo is really blurry, but my pleco is "suffering" with this(see link) right below the caudal peduncle. On my fish it looks more like tic-tacs latched on. I haven't really done much research about removing them because the location isn't bothersome to the fish , but yours might interfere with gill function.

Link
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fa181

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