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	Colomesus asellus
Brybenn Mega Fish Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1173 Votes: 1 Registered: 02-Mar-2003	any treatments regarding a Colomesus asellus (south american puffer) that has small roundish whitish cysts on anal, dorsal and tail fins. they form clusters and appear almost as tumors the fish is free swimming with slight fin crimping hes still energetic and active still eating eyes clear it is not ick water ph 7.2 84 degrees raised from 78 over time slightly hard salt baths melafix primafix have had no effect any suggestions would be greatly appreciated
Posted 25-Jul-2008 03:57
zachf92 Big Fish Posts: 343 Kudos: 255 Votes: 233 Registered: 31-Dec-2005	Edited by zachf92 Does the disease look anything like this?-http://www1.quolia.com/a-m.fairies/Lymphocystis.jpg The description sounds like lymphocystis to me. Its a viral disease, characterized by white, cauliflower-like growths on a fish's fins or body. Unfortunately, it can't be treated, but it's usually no cause for concern, as it's rarely ever lethal. The best thing you can do is keep the water as clean as possible with weekly water changes, and it might eventually go away. I currently have an eartheater with a small speck of lymphocystis on her dorsal fin. It will occasionally go away then flare up again, although it hasn't spread anywhere else on her body. Do you know the ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate parameters? It would be really helpful if you could post them, as well as maybe pics. EDIT: Also, are you positive that this is the freshwater Amazon Puffer? Brackish species kept in pure freshwater are very susceptible to lymphocystis, so just make sure that this isn't any other similar-looking species.
Posted 25-Jul-2008 04:48
longhairedgit Fish Guru Lord of the Beasts Posts: 2502 Kudos: 1778 Votes: 29 Registered: 21-Aug-2005	Edited by longhairedgit Could be that or parasites so easily picked up from invertabrates in the diet. Puffers are notorious for that sort of thing, and often they pick up lumps that are enclosed and partially dormant metacarcaria. It varies as to how dangerous these are, some never find the last stage host and just sit as lumps and may last years before fading, others manage to reproduce in the fish and cause sever problems with tissue damage and infection. Lymphocystis would be rare in puffers because it generally requires contact with carrier fish species, and most puffers arent kept in community, but the parasites from snails and molluscs and shrimp they eat will be quite common. Might be worth a go with praziquantel.
Posted 25-Jul-2008 09:56


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