What about Lympho???

[scolymia]

Anybody knows how to threat Lymphocystis??


It's very common in some fishes, usually dissapear in a few days, whith good environment and food, warter quality, etc.. But in some cases is not enought...


Thanks.

 

[b0bab0ey]

Anybody knows how to threat Lymphocystis??


It's very common in some fishes, usually dissapear in a few days, whith good environment and food, warter quality, etc.. But in some cases is not enought...


Thanks.

There is no known treatment. However, maintaining excellent water quality and feeding vitamin-enriched nutritious foods usually does the trick. Eventually.

I have seen a correlation between fish in QT and Lympho. Once they are returned to the familiar surroundings of the DT, the visible symptoms of Lympho usually goes away. To me, this suggests that Lympho may at least be partially stress induced. I've also seen cleaner shrimp eat/rip it off a fish. However, sometimes the shrimp isn't too gentle about it and the fish ends up with a ripped fin/skin. Which usually grows back but also increases the risk of infection.

 

[tmz]

It's a virus without a known treatment. I agree water q and nutrition usualy cure it. Some scrape it off gently with a fingernail if it's patricularly heavy.

 

[MrTuskfish]

It's a virus without a known treatment. I agree water q and nutrition usualy cure it. Some scrape it off gently with a fingernail if it's patricularly heavy.

+1 this isn't as hard as it sounds; I've done it several times. Apply an antibiotic after scraping/clipping it off. Of course, try to let it clear on ts own first. Pristine water, good diet & vitamins, and eliminating obvious stressors all seem to help. Allowing enough time is important too, viruses (like human warts) don't disappear overnight.