Emperor weird grow on fin.

[Pseudodiego]

Hi everyone.

I have a new emperor Angel, is currently on coppersafe at 2.25 for quarentine, and I noticed this weird grow on one of its fin.

Any idea what It is?

It seems to have grow overnight, as I took some photos yesterday and It was not there.

The fish act normal.

Could It be lympho? A clownfish had It in the same quarentine tank about a year ago. But the clownfish grow was white.

Thanks.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hi everyone.

I have a new emperor Angel, is currently on coppersafe at 2.25 for quarentine, and I noticed this weird grow on one of its fin.

Any idea what It is?

It seems to have grow overnight, as I took some photos yesterday and It was not there.

The fish act normal.

Could It be lympho? A clownfish had It in the same quarentine tank about a year ago. But the clownfish grow was white.

Thanks.

This is bacterial and may have stemmed from an injury and will require treatment using seachen Kanaplex which is easily absorbed by the fish. If this is a treatment tank, I suggest removing the rock especially appearing to be lava rock

 

[Pseudodiego]

@Jay Hemdal ?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

@Jay Hemdal ?

This is either lymphocystis or a rare fungal infection.

Lymphocystis is usually grayish white, but coloration depends on the tissue it is growing from - it can be brownish, or even the fish’s body color in some cases. However, while lmphocystis is very common in this species, it doesn’t grow like this in 24 hours. So, if you’re certain it wasn’t there before that, it isn’t lymphocystis.

The fungal disease is brownish and grows faster than lymphocystis. It typically starts from an injury. It needs to be treated with formalin dips, but that is tricky to do in a home situation due to its toxicity.

Generally, lymphocystis and the fungal disease are “additive”, the lesion grows larger than the fish’s original tissue. Bacterial diseases are “subtractive”, the bacteria eat away at the fish’s tissue, creating a lesion that is sunken.

 

[Pseudodiego]

This is either lymphocystis or a rare fungal infection.

Lymphocystis is usually grayish white, but coloration depends on the tissue it is growing from - it can be brownish, or even the fish’s body color in some cases. However, while lmphocystis is very common in this species, it doesn’t grow like this in 24 hours. So, if you’re certain it wasn’t there before that, it isn’t lymphocystis.

The fungal disease is brownish and grows faster than lymphocystis. It typically starts from an injury. It needs to be treated with formalin dips, but that is tricky to do in a home situation due to its toxicity.

Generally, lymphocystis and the fungal disease are “additive”, the lesion grows larger than the fish’s original tissue. Bacterial diseases are “subtractive”, the bacteria eat away at the fish’s tissue, creating a lesion that is sunken.

Thanks. No way to get formalin here in spain. Would Ruby rally pro helps in any way?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Thanks. No way to get formalin here in spain. Would Ruby rally pro helps in any way?

It might - but you’d need to dose it in the tank, plus a daily one hour dip (with an air stone) in rally pro at 3x the tank dose.

 

[Pseudodiego]

It might - but you’d need to dose it in the tank, plus a daily one hour dip (with an air stone) in rally pro at 3x the tank dose.

Just noticed that same grow, with the same color, in the other fin too, just smaller. Does that point to lympho or the fungal disease?

Thanks.