Tsarmina Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 i notice a couple of days ago that my pleco has, what looks like, a graze on his head. any suggestions for treatment would be great. any ideas as to what may have caused this would also be appreciated, that way i can prevent it from happening again. he is 13cm long. the only changes to the tank recently are: 1, i put an airstone in the tank, but this is under the gravel. 2, i put 1 of my CAE back into the tank as there was a bit too much algae in there for my liking and the pleco wasn't controlling it by himself. the cae always moves away if rex is around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 Possibly caused by banging his head on something. Unless it is showing signs of a secondary infection (fungus) I would leave it and just keep an eye on it. I am not a fan of using medications unless as a last resort. If you tank conditions are good it should clear on its own. Others may disagree though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted March 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 that was my thought. maybe he's getting too big to fit inside the shipwreck ornament and scraped his head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 a bit of melafix wouldnt hurt if youve got some, not a must be might help healing on a bit, not sure if you have to use half doses with them or not though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETEYPLECO Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 I agree, looks like he / she has bumped or scraped something - are there any sharp edges on anything - or is it squeezing into something to small? I would also use a small amount of melafix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 Yep...I agree with the rest...looks like a scrape! How is he doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted March 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 How is he doing? the good thing is, it isn't getting any worse. no infections that i can see and it's not as red as it was before. i dosed the tank with melafix and hopefully that will help with the healing process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 Hey T, It's funny you say this, my BN had a scrape that looks exactly the same as the scrape that your Pleco has, he was looking fine everything was healing up all by itself, then got up one morning to find him DEAD, hmmm not to sure what caused this, but may pay you to treat as I never, and possibly if I had he may still be here. Lynda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted April 1, 2006 Report Share Posted April 1, 2006 Tsarmina...how's your pleco doing, did his head heal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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