Hi everyone.
This forum seems really helpful! I'm a bit stuck at identifying what one of my plecos have. I'm relatively new to keeping them but I did keep two a long time ago. I've recently been battling with ammonia levels in my tank but they've now bottomed out along with nitrate and all the other chemical parameters I measure.
I thought it might originally be an ammonia burn, but it only appeared *after* my ammonia levels hit 0. [the highest ammonia level I ever reached was just over 1).
Ammonia:0
Nitrate:0
Nitrite:0
Size of tank: 25litre
Oxygen: Haven't measured but my tank is very bubbly, I have a pump which can deal up to 45 litres
Temp: 74F [I'm planning on making it a community tank]
Substrate: Large polished gravel [wanna keep those barbels looking smexy]
Plants: Artificial but have been cleaned
Rock ornament: Bought from Petsathome [said its been treated and is safe]
Fish: 4 Plecos; as a beginning to stock my tank. Had 5 but returned one after he showed immediate signs of swim bladder problems.
Condition: Ravenous and all are swimming healthily around the tank, foraging for food always.
Feed: Half a Plecostomus tablet in the morning, half at night. Once or twice a week bloodworms.
The one in question: Very large female; eating very healthily, isn't behaving oddly but has a strange red mark on her fin. I thought it might be an ulcer but it isn't internal like the pictures I see.
Sorry for the shocking photo quality, my camera cant deal with close ups!
Hope its clear though, its slightly red in a little circle.
Any help on this would be most gratefully recieved!
Chibi xxx
This forum seems really helpful! I'm a bit stuck at identifying what one of my plecos have. I'm relatively new to keeping them but I did keep two a long time ago. I've recently been battling with ammonia levels in my tank but they've now bottomed out along with nitrate and all the other chemical parameters I measure.
I thought it might originally be an ammonia burn, but it only appeared *after* my ammonia levels hit 0. [the highest ammonia level I ever reached was just over 1).
Ammonia:0
Nitrate:0
Nitrite:0
Size of tank: 25litre
Oxygen: Haven't measured but my tank is very bubbly, I have a pump which can deal up to 45 litres
Temp: 74F [I'm planning on making it a community tank]
Substrate: Large polished gravel [wanna keep those barbels looking smexy]
Plants: Artificial but have been cleaned
Rock ornament: Bought from Petsathome [said its been treated and is safe]
Fish: 4 Plecos; as a beginning to stock my tank. Had 5 but returned one after he showed immediate signs of swim bladder problems.
Condition: Ravenous and all are swimming healthily around the tank, foraging for food always.
Feed: Half a Plecostomus tablet in the morning, half at night. Once or twice a week bloodworms.
The one in question: Very large female; eating very healthily, isn't behaving oddly but has a strange red mark on her fin. I thought it might be an ulcer but it isn't internal like the pictures I see.
Sorry for the shocking photo quality, my camera cant deal with close ups!
Hope its clear though, its slightly red in a little circle.
Any help on this would be most gratefully recieved!
Chibi xxx