So Im back again with yet another problem... *sigh*
So the other day I flipped this piece of driftwood (which looks like a dead tree) upside-down, and I noticed an odd piece of white cobweb-type material covering the base of the tree 'trunk'. The next day when i looked at it, the white was completely gone, so I suspect my Bristlenose ate it... Now about a week later, some of my fish have been behaving strangely. My Purple spotted Gudgeon seemed to be flicking himself against ornaments/gravel, which is of course never a good sign. Some of my other fish have since replicated this behaviour, but they haven't been doing it obsessively. Maybe every couple of days or so. However, i cannot see anything on their bodies at all, no matter how hard I look. The point is that I'm worried i unearthed some kind of parasitic growth in the tank and have thus spread it to everyone. I looked at my bristle nose today and he had a white, webby looking patch on his body, and his scales seem to be 'furry'. I've attached photos below showing the tree and the white patch on his body. Its a little hard to see, but he was moving around quite a lot, so these are the best pictures i could get. Look really closely on the bristle nose and you'll see a faint white patch (almost looks like a reflection on the glass, hut I assure you it isn't). Its worse irl, and looks kinda fluffy. A little like cotton body
If you guys think this is some kind of parasitic outbreak, what would you recommend I treat everyone with? If not, any ideas as to what the heck is going on? D: Thanks in advance!
And yes, my bristle nose wasn't too happy with me taking photos of him, hence the barbs XD
So the other day I flipped this piece of driftwood (which looks like a dead tree) upside-down, and I noticed an odd piece of white cobweb-type material covering the base of the tree 'trunk'. The next day when i looked at it, the white was completely gone, so I suspect my Bristlenose ate it... Now about a week later, some of my fish have been behaving strangely. My Purple spotted Gudgeon seemed to be flicking himself against ornaments/gravel, which is of course never a good sign. Some of my other fish have since replicated this behaviour, but they haven't been doing it obsessively. Maybe every couple of days or so. However, i cannot see anything on their bodies at all, no matter how hard I look. The point is that I'm worried i unearthed some kind of parasitic growth in the tank and have thus spread it to everyone. I looked at my bristle nose today and he had a white, webby looking patch on his body, and his scales seem to be 'furry'. I've attached photos below showing the tree and the white patch on his body. Its a little hard to see, but he was moving around quite a lot, so these are the best pictures i could get. Look really closely on the bristle nose and you'll see a faint white patch (almost looks like a reflection on the glass, hut I assure you it isn't). Its worse irl, and looks kinda fluffy. A little like cotton body
And yes, my bristle nose wasn't too happy with me taking photos of him, hence the barbs XD
