unknown pl*co Disease, photos attached

[Martin]

Anyone have an idea what this could be and how to get rid of it.
It seems to be under its skin.

[Caol_ila]

Hi!

Looks like a bacterial infection...and a pretty bad one...
How long has he (Panaque maccus?) had it?
You can try methylene blue or make baths with Nifurpirinol if you have.
Also try a search on infections.

[Martin]

I have no idea how long it's been infected, found it at a small local shop this week.
Thx for the fast reply.

[Caol_ila]

Hi!

Separate the fish and Rusty just told me on aim that he would advise "swab the area with methylene blue".
good luck

[der Ingo]

Melafix is another medication that I have seen work miracles, but it seems you are set with the medication area. Frequent water changes are a must though. Just keep that in mind during the treatment.

[Martin]

I got it practically free, starting Sera bactopur direct treatment soon

[julie1102]

Just to let you know ... I had a real bad experience with melafix and my common pleco. He was allergic to it! So watch him carefully if your going to use the stuff, but I agree it worked wonders on my koi's. Good luck

[der Ingo]

That's interesting. I had never heard of a fish being allergic to it. What did it look like?

[julie1102]

It's head (upper body) swelled up to the point that his eyes were sucked into it's head. He also moved in eratic, jerky movements. It took me a good week in a emergency hospital tank with great water conditions to get him looking and acting normal again. I never expected this reaction since melafix is natural. I had posted in this forum to see if anyone ahd ever experienced this and didn't really get a reply.