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Looks smooth to me.Is it cottony, fibrous or cauliflower like in texture? If so, probably lymphocystis. Not uncommon for fish to present them in this area on a fish.
Maybe, it's hard to get a good look at it.Smooth like a small balloon?
Fast growing, Smooth and bulbous could be a cyst. Tumors can also grow fast but usually are kinda lumpy in texture.Maybe, it's hard to get a good look at it.
Spores from a cyst? What would they do?Fast growing, Smooth and bulbous could be a cyst. Tumors can also grow fast but usually are kinda lumpy in texture.
Most cysts can be reabsorbed by the body. But if they pop, they can release thousands of spores into the water.
The fear that breeders and others with costly fish have is that the spores "could" be spread to the other fish in the same water. Because of those fears, they will isolate the fish until the cyst clears.Spores from a cyst? What would they do?