1/8 inch white bump
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MrTuskfish
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Does this look like part of the fish is swelled or damaged, or is something attached to the fish? Is it a little lumpy, like a tiny cauliflower? I'm not great with pics, but the top pic looks like an ich spot on the caudal fin. That would explain the scratching. Is this a new fish? Was he quarantined?
Chihuahua6
Premium Member
My guess would be lymphocystis. If I am correct it will go away on its own. Keep an eye on it for any changes.
hobbby3
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Not the spot by the tail fin thats no longer there and I believe it was just a picture anomaly.
The spot I'm talking about is right behind the pectoral fin and just above the pelvic fin. The spot is lumpy and appears to be under or attached to the skin its hard to tell exactly.
It would be great if it were lymphocystis and went away on its own. lymphocystis is usually caused by stress correct? It was recently introduced to my tank so the stress factor could be the cause.
What do you think about the urchin sting theory? He still swims up next to the urchin every so often and just hovers there like in the last picture.
The spot I'm talking about is right behind the pectoral fin and just above the pelvic fin. The spot is lumpy and appears to be under or attached to the skin its hard to tell exactly.
It would be great if it were lymphocystis and went away on its own. lymphocystis is usually caused by stress correct? It was recently introduced to my tank so the stress factor could be the cause.
What do you think about the urchin sting theory? He still swims up next to the urchin every so often and just hovers there like in the last picture.
Lympho is a virus most fish seem to have. I call it the herpes of the fish world. IME, stress seems to draw the symptoms out. I have a number of fish I never knew had Lympho until I had to QT & treat them for Ich.
Chihuahua6
Premium Member
Yes the lumpy spot. bObabOey described it well. I mostly see it with newly purchased fish. Once their 6+ week quarantine time is over the lumps are gone.
wooden_reefer
New member
Looks lymphocyctis to me as well, but might also be bacterial.
UV properly set up is effective in reducing incidents of this type.
There is no treatment for virus, just UV and hope for the best; usually the fish will recover.
Step up your WCs, and start soaking his food in vitamins (Selcon, Zoecon, Vita-chem) may help.
hobbby3
Reef Junkie
As fast as it swelled up its now completely gone. The bump fell off or shrunk down to nothing. My son said it was there around 12 noon today when he was watching the tank. By the time I got home 6 hours later it had completely gone from the side of the body not sure if it fell off or simply shrunk.
There are still some rough spots on the edge of the top fin by the black spot you can see in the bottom picture. The fish also doesnt seem 100% comfortable yet twitching and scratching on rock from time to time.
I'll do a 20%water change this weekend for good measure.
Is it normal for lymphocyctis to disappear in a 6 hour span?
There are still some rough spots on the edge of the top fin by the black spot you can see in the bottom picture. The fish also doesnt seem 100% comfortable yet twitching and scratching on rock from time to time.
I'll do a 20%water change this weekend for good measure.
Is it normal for lymphocyctis to disappear in a 6 hour span?
Chihuahua6
Premium Member
Yes it's there one day and then eventually falls off.
hobbby3
Reef Junkie
After the single bump fell, the lympho has spread to all his fins and his breathing is rapid like perhaps its gotten into the gills.
I've read quite a bit more on lympho over the last few days and decided I'll put him in quaraintine and treat the tank with Erythromycin to try and clear up any secondary bacterial infection.
I just want to confirm this sounds like a good next step and is Erythromycin which I have on hand the best thing to proceed with or should I buy something else?
I've read quite a bit more on lympho over the last few days and decided I'll put him in quaraintine and treat the tank with Erythromycin to try and clear up any secondary bacterial infection.
I just want to confirm this sounds like a good next step and is Erythromycin which I have on hand the best thing to proceed with or should I buy something else?
Chihuahua6
Premium Member
Are you sure he didn't also develop ich? I recently had some Butterflies that I treated for flukes. It took two weeks before I could positively identify ich and I have many years of experience in the hobby. It was a big learning experience.
Sometimes ich doesn't look as obvious as you would think. I actually thought they had flukes: cloudy eyes, hiding, splotchy looking fins. They weren't flashing and I didn't see obvious spots for a while. Once I saw the spots they didn't even look like ich spots typically do (much smaller).
Were the fins on your fish whitish or splotchy or did they have obvious lympho bumps? The rapic breathing makes me think that they may have had ich or even flukes. I don't think lympho does that.
Sorry to hear regardless. I hate losing fish especially after trying so hard to keep them well.
Sometimes ich doesn't look as obvious as you would think. I actually thought they had flukes: cloudy eyes, hiding, splotchy looking fins. They weren't flashing and I didn't see obvious spots for a while. Once I saw the spots they didn't even look like ich spots typically do (much smaller).
Were the fins on your fish whitish or splotchy or did they have obvious lympho bumps? The rapic breathing makes me think that they may have had ich or even flukes. I don't think lympho does that.
Sorry to hear regardless. I hate losing fish especially after trying so hard to keep them well.
hobbby3
Reef Junkie
I'm pretty new and have not seen Ich with my own eyes before but it didnt look like all the pictures I've seen.
The white spots had grown quite large in a short amount of time similar to the size in the photo above and had more of a bumpy texture to them. I didn't take another photo but I wish I had so you guys could see.
The LFS thought he died from a secondary bacteria infection because of the lympho like I had read about on here.
This was my first fish loss, I'm pretty bummed about it. I'll definately be more careful with my selection and quicker with a treatment next time around.
The white spots had grown quite large in a short amount of time similar to the size in the photo above and had more of a bumpy texture to them. I didn't take another photo but I wish I had so you guys could see.
The LFS thought he died from a secondary bacteria infection because of the lympho like I had read about on here.
This was my first fish loss, I'm pretty bummed about it. I'll definately be more careful with my selection and quicker with a treatment next time around.
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