My loach has a lump...

yellowsub9 · Post by **yellowsub9** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 8:42 pm

Hi,

Anybody ever seen this on your guys? I've had him for about 3 months and he is healthy and active. Do I need to be concerned about this - He's had it since I brought him home. The lump has grown just a little.
Thanks for your help and comments. It's right above the small circle and boxed in.

Jim

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Diana · Post by **Diana** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 8:49 pm

Look up some pictures of Lyphocystis. Maybe this is what it is. If so there is no cure, but the fish can live a long time with it. While slightly contagious, I would go ahead and keep other fish with this one, in a community setting, but no breeding pairs, and be careful about moving fish out of this tank, they might carry it to another tank.

chefkeith · Post by **chefkeith** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:01 pm

Perhaps it's just swelling from an injury. That's all it looks like to me.

yellowsub9 · Post by **yellowsub9** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:03 pm

Thats a relief! I have 15 clowns in my 125g and he is one of the largest of the 12. Thanks Diana !

chefkeith · Post by **chefkeith** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:06 pm

It does look like it was scraped up a bit towards the tail after the bump. Has the loach been fighting or is there anything in the tank that it could get stuck in?

yellowsub9 · Post by **yellowsub9** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:11 pm

What you see is what you get....this is exactly the way I got him. He wasnt the best specimen but the price was right for a six incher!

greenbaron · Post by **greenbaron** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 12:22 pm

I saw something like that come and go (wasn't there for more than a few days I think) on one of my loaches once, for whatever that might be worth...

yellowsub9 · Post by **yellowsub9** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 8:13 pm

He's had it since day 1 when I got him - lump doesnt seem to be getting bigger -hoping for the best.

helen nightingale · Post by **helen nightingale** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 7:36 pm

i have a yoyo and she occasionally gets a lump a bit like that. it comes up quickly and dissapears quickly. Odd. she seems fine though, and none of the others have had one

yellowsub9 · Post by **yellowsub9** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 1:55 am

Helen - Thanks, I hope its some kind of wart.

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