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This is what im dealing with firstly it was one white lump now there are four. over the last 3 weeks ive treated for 2 weeks with melafix which did nothing... although my acaras are looking lovely! and one full treatment for Theronts using protozin which ended today but these lumps are getting worse / spreading.

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7.4ph -> always been the same
27c / 75f degrees constant
she is custom to 50% weekly changes also

this problem has only started about 5 weeks ago no other fish are affected buy this noteven the loaches. It doesnt affect cutiepie atall mind you but they are getting worse they look just like burst spots. i got her out a few weeks ago and felt her back and under the big one it was tough like a lump the other three have come up in the last few days. Any advice as i dont want this to scar her...

p.s. we had to grab her attention with Rylynns dummy she wouldnt pose this morning unless she thought i had food for her....... oh also its not waste on the bottom of the tank its flourite black / sand mix

Not sure if this would help but what if you add Aquarium Salt to the tank

Naboo had smaller white spots and they disapeared once I added the salt

Not sure if that was the start of Ick though?!

It wouldn't hurt if you tried the Aquarium Salt though!

i add tonic salt every month or so. Its defo not ich, no other fish show sighns and the lumps are too promounced.... i actually got her out and rubbed one gently with a cloth and its red underneath.... im begining to suspect something is biting her and its natural tissue growth / scab type things

What another fish biting or parasites?

I not that experienced to help to be honest

I wonder if Primafix could help as that's suppose to treat redening of the fins

Might help?!

I wonder if you mixed up a strong solution of the salt and some warm water and then got her out and wiped the wounds with it so that you take the top layer off and properly get salt into it

i think one of the barbs perhaps has been biting her causing the swores i wiped all 4 gently and underneath its red like a small hole so i just gave her a 30min salt bath now ill just dose with melafix again for 7 days and take it from there. the wounds are not infected atall fingers crossed they dont get worse. looks like cotton wool coming out of them though

If there is "cotton wool", I'd go with Pimafix. It doesn't look like infected spines to you?