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Placo fish has a sore on his back , how do i help him ?
kim
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I recently purchased a Placo and the lady at the pet store told me a tiger barb caused the sore on his back ?? Well me having a soft heart and all bought the little guy and brought him home ......but i didn't think it through before i did it ..so .. help any one with fish experience !!! 
how do i heal this little guy
how do i heal this little guy 0
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I'd suggest keeping him quarantined in a separate tank for a while if at all possible, just to make sure he doesn't accidentally infect the rest of your fish if it is a disease or fungus. This will also give him some time to heal on his own without having other fish around that might aggravate the condition.
Test your water and make sure it's close to the natural range for pH and temperature From what I've found, they like warmer water temps (70-80 degrees), pH preference seems to be neutral to slightly acidic. Give the guy a tube or cave to hide in, since plecos are nocturnal they like to be able to hide when it's bright out.
If it's in a new tank, get some cucumber for him to munch on (since their may not be enough algae). Rubberband it to a rock (or other tank decoration) so it'll stay low enough to eat.