Okay, I recently got a purple firefish. After it was in my tank, I noticed a raised white bump on it on the main body but near the top fin. I thought at the time that it was a bite from a clownfish because they were harrassing the new arrival.
A couple of days later, I noticed the bump was still there, but moved down about a quarter of an inch. The bump was white, pretty big (1/8" x 1/16"), and raised slightly. There looked to be no damage on the fish where the bump used to be. And the fish was acting fine, not breathing heavily and not scratching himself against the rocks.
Today, another couple of days later, I started looking closely at the spot. The fish was cooperative, and he stayed close to the glass. I swear I saw the white bump shift from one direction to the next. This freaked me out a bit, and I kept watching. Then I noticed one side of the white bump come up off the fish for a second and go back down. At this point I knew it wasn't "in" the skin, but "on" the skin.
I got the fish out and did a three minute FW dip. After three minutes, the white bump slid around on the fish's skin and fell off. Got my fish back in the tank.
Sorry, but I do not have pics, but what could it have been? My first assumption was a fluke, but I read on the forums that you cannot really see them until they fall off and they are a lot smaller than the thing that fell off my fish. The fish is still hiding in his rock, but seems to be okay.
A couple of days later, I noticed the bump was still there, but moved down about a quarter of an inch. The bump was white, pretty big (1/8" x 1/16"), and raised slightly. There looked to be no damage on the fish where the bump used to be. And the fish was acting fine, not breathing heavily and not scratching himself against the rocks.
Today, another couple of days later, I started looking closely at the spot. The fish was cooperative, and he stayed close to the glass. I swear I saw the white bump shift from one direction to the next. This freaked me out a bit, and I kept watching. Then I noticed one side of the white bump come up off the fish for a second and go back down. At this point I knew it wasn't "in" the skin, but "on" the skin.
I got the fish out and did a three minute FW dip. After three minutes, the white bump slid around on the fish's skin and fell off. Got my fish back in the tank.
Sorry, but I do not have pics, but what could it have been? My first assumption was a fluke, but I read on the forums that you cannot really see them until they fall off and they are a lot smaller than the thing that fell off my fish. The fish is still hiding in his rock, but seems to be okay.
