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large white lumps!

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 12:16 pm
by flash.dan
well cutiepie for the last two weeks has had one large white lump on her back this morning ive noticed about 3 more. Bubba gets these on and off but they are always small and go away as fast as they come 90% of time hes clear. (( its not whitespot)) cutiepies lump is fairly big now and the tiny tiny ones look like blown spots if that makes sense with a little white string hanging out. I finished a 7 day melafix dose with no effect atall and just started another today after 4 day rest. i had her in a bucket last week and had a feel of the large lump and its a solid solid lump i had a little rub but nothing comes out so it doesnt have puss in it. any ideas??? i dont believe its flukes or worms as all my other fish in the tank are perfect and water is top notch 0a 0ni 10na ppm

to give you a idea the lump is about the size of the end of a ballpoint pen the small ones are so so tiny i really have to stare to see them. they are raised a good few mm im just kinda worried now as hers just keeps getting bigger and i dont want her scarred. shes eating well and ift doesnt seem to bother her atall.... even when i was poking her.

Re: large white lumps!

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 12:21 pm
by Dadof4
Are they spines that are irritated? If not with the description if the little white string hanging out, it sounds like some external parasite. What other fish are in your tank?

Re: large white lumps!

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:38 pm
by flash.dan
there not on her spine just on her back in random places there are white streeks. shes in with about 60 other fish. blue acaras, 3-4 types of barb, 3-4 types of loach / botia, fire eel, pleco tetras plattys. no other fish show any symptoms atall....

like i say bubba gets them but not like this. they are fairly common in mbus from past expierences but this one spot in particular looks different.

errm yes they do look like white cotton / string coming oput of her back one big spot 3 other which are minute which i think should clear. if there is a known parasite its not affecting anything else so its very very strange


just started a treatment for Theronts using protozin. it does look like a cyst caused by Theronts but none of the other fish have it which is strange well see