White patches

Hi,

A few months ago I lost an ordinary Bristle Nose for reasons unknown.

Just before he died he got white patches on his body, and by the time I discovered the dead body, it was completely covered.

I have seen similar on photos of other ill Plecos posted on various other forums.

Is this white (appears to be some sort of skin defect/parasite) the cause of the illness?
Or is it the result of the fish being ill with some other disease?

Thanks
Yoda

Its possibly columnaris, but without a pic its not 100% diagnosis.

D-MAC said:

Its possibly columnaris, but without a pic its not 100% diagnosis.

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I didn't take a photo unfortunately.
Is this some sort of skin parasite?

Yoda said:

I didn't take a photo unfortunately.
Is this some sort of skin parasite?

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No, its a bacterial infection
Have a look through this link as it may help

http://www.sera.de/fileadmin/guidebooks_pdf/en/Gesunde_Aquarienfische_US.pdf

D-MAC said:

No, its a bacterial infection
Have a look through this link as it may help

http://www.sera.de/fileadmin/guidebooks_pdf/en/Gesunde_Aquarienfische_US.pdf

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Thanks
That is very useful.