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	neon with lumpy tail
Puggle Enthusiast Posts: 224 Kudos: 133 Votes: 0 Registered: 19-Feb-2004	One of my neon tetras has a lump near the base of it's tail. It's white and it's on the inside, so that the base of the tail is swollen to about twice it's normal thickness. The fish is behaving normally and has no other symptoms that I can see. It's been like this for weeks. I don't think it's getting any bigger. I've been trying to get a picture of it, but it moves too fast. I didn't think a red and blue blur with a white smudge would be very helpful. Last edited by Puggle at 17-Oct-2004 01:25
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
garyroland ---Prime Fish--- Posts: 7878 Kudos: 4010 Votes: 103 Registered: 31-Dec-2001	Lumps are difficult to diagnose... Small tumors are known in some trops and remain relatively harmless. Parasites are known to burrow under the skin causing swelling and may remain there slowly developing. Since the cause is unknown, the fish cannot be treated. --garyroland. --Vero Beach, Florida.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
Puggle Enthusiast Posts: 224 Kudos: 133 Votes: 0 Registered: 19-Feb-2004	I tried to get a picture, but it's so hard! This is the best I could do: http://www.geocities.com/virtualpuggle/sick.htm Does that help at all?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37


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