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Slothrob

White bumps on Hillstream Loach

White bumps on Hillstream Loach

Posted May 19, 2022, 4:33 PM UTC

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SlothrobOP•

Have had 4 Hillstream Loaches in a 40 Breeder with a school of White Clouds for a little over a year.

Water tests at 0 Ammonia, 0 Nitrites and around 30ppm Nitrates, no heater, has currently warmed up a bit with the season, now at 74 degrees. They are getting plenty of food, algae in the tank and will occasionally coat a rock with Rapashy and put it at the bottom of the tank. They are much bigger than when I bought them.

I just found one dead, and another has these white bumps all over.

No clue what is going on, does anyone know if these white bumps are normal, or some sort of disease?

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williamsdj01•

Do they stop at his pectoral fins? Could possibly just be the tubercles that males develop. If its all over the body then might be an illness

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Phantomx1024•

Looks like its on its face too. Might be a fungal infection

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