Glaucus

I noticed a white pointed spot on one of the ottocincluses, any clue what it is?

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davemonkey

Looks like "Ick". If so, it can QUICKLY spread.

ddavila06

i would say fungus, ick looks more like salt grains on the fish. is good that you posted the pics and you can almost tell it looks like a little cotton ball. watch your feeding and do a few more often water changes, fish will get fungus when the tank is dirty...

Six

It doesnt really look like ich, its more of a protrusion than anything. it looks as if the fish may have gotten poked there somehow and that's just the healing process. it really doesnt look like anything harmful. the fish looks like he's in great condition which usually rules out ich. the fact that it's on an oto and not anything else kind of confirms that it isnt ich (they are not as susceptible as other fish).

I wouldnt freak out, but just keep an eyeball on it and if it spreads, take action.

it isnt a fungus for sure. fungus is very rare in water- what some places and meds call "fungus" is actually a bacterial infection. It's possible it could turn into one, but like i said, it looks like the fish is healing from some lesion.

keep us posted.

Qwertus

It might just be something stuck on the oto, did you catch it for a better examine?

Glaucus

Thank you guys for helping me to diagnose this.

I am still trying to figure out what it is. In the mean time i quarantined the fish.

I read up on ICK, fungus. Somewhere i read that fungus displays raised spots and ICK flat spots. Although the spot on the otto is sticking out from the body, i haven't found any fungus pictures that resembles the spot my otto has. Usually fungus looks rather fluffy (or as patches of mold) not pointy. And ICH normally shows many white spots instead of just one.

This in combination with the response of Six leads me to rule out both ICK and fungus too. I will probably return the otto in the fish tank and keep a close eye on him and other fish.

But let me know if you think otherwise.

Six

I think you're on the right track with him. Just keep the water clean and if it was a lesion, the fish's immune system will take care of it. Compromise the immune system (stress) with poor water quality and a bacterial infection could result. If he gets that it will look red around the white spot kind of like our infections if you get a cut. Just like our cuts, there's no need for meds, just clean the area (tank water in the case of the fish) and keep healthy. If the fish is healthy and the water is good, you won't have a problem. By the robustness of the fish in the photo, he looks very healthy- I don't think you'll have an issue with infection.

GL! Keep us posted.