Re: Goldfish with recurring white lumps
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Hi there, we seem to be getting a few posts from 'over the pond' in the US, hope we can help
Firstly, please do not blind med. Without a positive ID for disease, you will just add further stress on an already compromised fish.
Ich, looks likes tiny grains of salt scattered all over the fish.
Some more info please here to assist us - pics would be uber helpful too....
Some initial questions we need, too:
1. Can you post actual water results for pH, GH, ammonia, nitrite and nitrate?
2. Do you use a treatment to remove chlorine and chloramine from the tap water?
3. How often do you hoover the gravel, undertake a water change and how much?
4. How do you clean the filter pads/media?
The tank is very small for the fish you have, we usually recommend 48 US gallons (180 UK litres) for just one fish with a good external filter and only while young.
Comets are pond fish, not suited to internal tanks.
If the comet is 6 years old he really should be very large by know, almost fully grown, around 12 inches minus tail. Keeping these fast growing fish in smaller tanks can cause them to stunt
Helpful on line ID Disease too here:
http://www.jbl.de/en/online-hospital/ ... -and-curing-fish-diseasesI think your water quality is triggering this illness, not sure it's Ich, you would see that all the time, something else perhaps. Is the fish flashing/rubbing at all?
Give us some more info/pics and hopefully we can take it from there.
Edit: Lymphocystis, normally presents as lumpy white growths looking a bit like a cauliflower or human wart. It's viral so no treatment for it but thankfully not remotely fatal, but can be contagious.
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