i just notice yesterday that one of my GSP have a hump on the back of his head!!
he looks fine (bright neon green with white belly) and is still very active.
it look as if he have cancer or something. but it just appeared like over-night.
doesn't anyone know what it is? i'm worry.......
A hump on the back of my GSP
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2) Tank size and a list of ALL inhabitants. Include algae eaters, plecos, everything. We need to know what you have and how big the tank is.
3) Feeding, water change schedule and a list of all products you are using or have added to the tank (examples: Cycle, Amquel, salt, etc)
4) What changes you've made in the tank in the last week or so. Sometimes its the little things that make all the difference.
5) How long the aquarium has been set up, and how did you cycle it? If you don't know what cycling is read this: Fishless Cycling Article and familiarize yourself with all the information. Yes. All of it.
We want to help, and providing this information will go a LONG way to getting a diagnosis and hopeful cure that much faster.
While you wait for assistance:
One of the easiest and best ways to help your fish feel better is clean water! If you are already on a regular water change schedule (50% weekly is recommended) a good step to making your fish more comfortable while waiting for diagnosis/suggestions is to do a large water change immediately. Feel free to repeat daily or as often as you can, clean water is always a good thing! Use of Amquel or Prime as a dechlor may help with any ammonia or nitrite issues, and is highly recommended.
Note - if you do not normally do large water changes, doing a sudden, large water change could shock your fish by suddenly changing their established water chemistry. Clean water is still your first goal, so in this case, do several smaller (10%) water changes over the next day or two before starting any large ones.
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bigfatpuffer
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A hump on the back of my GSP
Do: "gimme food....gimme food.... gimme food...."
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Me: "gimme food.........gimme food......... gimme food........."
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bigfatfish
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Re: A hump on the back of my GSP
Can you get a picture?
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bigfatpuffer
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Re: A hump on the back of my GSP
here is a picture.
sorry for the photo quality, my camera doesnt work well when my GSP is moving like crazy (he saw me and thought it's meal time!!LOL)
but u can kinda see the hump on the back of his head
sorry for the photo quality, my camera doesnt work well when my GSP is moving like crazy (he saw me and thought it's meal time!!LOL)
but u can kinda see the hump on the back of his head
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Do: "gimme food....gimme food.... gimme food...."
Re: "gimme food.......gimme food....... gimme food......."
Me: "gimme food.........gimme food......... gimme food........."
owner: "STOP ACTING CUTE!!! .......................... here is your food..............."
Re: "gimme food.......gimme food....... gimme food......."
Me: "gimme food.........gimme food......... gimme food........."
owner: "STOP ACTING CUTE!!! .......................... here is your food..............."
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pufferpuggirl
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Re: A hump on the back of my GSP
Poor little puffer, I hope he's going to be okay. Please keep us informed.
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bigfatfish
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Re: A hump on the back of my GSP
Can def. see the lump. Does there appear to be a "head" to it, like an abscess or spot? Or is it completely smooth? Could be trauma to his head from a bump, causing soft tissue swelling or a small wound that has become infected? Is he well in himself, feeding etc. Any distortion to his eyes/facial features?
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bigfatpuffer
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Re: A hump on the back of my GSP
it is smooth, looks more like swelling underneath its skin.
I don't see any wound on him and he's eating well and really active.
the only thing new i added to the tank was a live red-claw crab a week ago as like a treat.
But i did De-Clawed the crab (like i cut the claws out before i put it into the tank).
The crab went hiding right after i dropped it in, and disappeared from the tank the next day.
could it be the crab attacked my GSP?
but the hump just appeared yesterday and the crab was like a week ago.
is there anything i could do right now?
I don't see any wound on him and he's eating well and really active.
the only thing new i added to the tank was a live red-claw crab a week ago as like a treat.
But i did De-Clawed the crab (like i cut the claws out before i put it into the tank).
The crab went hiding right after i dropped it in, and disappeared from the tank the next day.
could it be the crab attacked my GSP?
but the hump just appeared yesterday and the crab was like a week ago.
is there anything i could do right now?
Do: "gimme food....gimme food.... gimme food...."
Re: "gimme food.......gimme food....... gimme food......."
Me: "gimme food.........gimme food......... gimme food........."
owner: "STOP ACTING CUTE!!! .......................... here is your food..............."
Re: "gimme food.......gimme food....... gimme food......."
Me: "gimme food.........gimme food......... gimme food........."
owner: "STOP ACTING CUTE!!! .......................... here is your food..............."
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Muselistener
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Re: A hump on the back of my GSP
It could be just a deformity. Not every puffer is the same.
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bigfatfish
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Re: A hump on the back of my GSP
Personally, I wouldn't attempt any treatment without having some idea of what it is. If it came up quite suddenly, then it is unlikely a deformity as would have been apparent before. Think some sort of trauma to the area is most likely. If he is well & behaving normally, I would leave well alone & see if it develops into anything, or goes of its own accord. My own GSP recently had an abscess near his mouth - this ruptured by itself & I treated the water with Melafix. He just has a tiny scar there now. Let us know what (if anything) happens over the next few days though!
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Re: A hump on the back of my GSP
If your puffer isn't behaving oddly, or doing anything strange, I'd just wait it out, could just go away as quickly as it came up. Hopefully it WILL just go away and your puff will be healthy and happy!
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bigfatpuffer
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Re: A hump on the back of my GSP
Thanks for all the response.
i'll keep an eye on it and see what happens...
hope everything is gonna be fine
i'll keep an eye on it and see what happens...
hope everything is gonna be fine
Do: "gimme food....gimme food.... gimme food...."
Re: "gimme food.......gimme food....... gimme food......."
Me: "gimme food.........gimme food......... gimme food........."
owner: "STOP ACTING CUTE!!! .......................... here is your food..............."
Re: "gimme food.......gimme food....... gimme food......."
Me: "gimme food.........gimme food......... gimme food........."
owner: "STOP ACTING CUTE!!! .......................... here is your food..............."
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pufferpuggirl
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bigfatfish
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Re: A hump on the back of my GSP
What happened with this little guy bigfatpuffer?