Jespi Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Hi all! One of my ember tetras has this white bulge on the side. She's quite bloated too but it looks like it's because she's pregnant (a couple of others look like that too sometimes). She's active and swimming with the school. She's in a fairly planted 10 gallon with 8 more embers, a female betta, 2 nerites and some amano shrimp. Water parameters are: Ammonia: 0 Nitrite: 0 Nitrate: 25 GH: 300 KH: 80 PH: 7.4 No new additions in about 6 months and temperature is a steady 78° Any ideas what it could be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Hi, google image yourself lymphocystis and see if that is what your fish friend might have. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 (edited) 15 hours ago, Jespi said: Hi all! One of my ember tetras has this white bulge on the side. She's quite bloated too but it looks like it's because she's pregnant (a couple of others look like that too sometimes). She's active and swimming with the school. She's in a fairly planted 10 gallon with 8 more embers, a female betta, 2 nerites and some amano shrimp. Water parameters are: Ammonia: 0 Nitrite: 0 Nitrate: 25 GH: 300 KH: 80 PH: 7.4 No new additions in about 6 months and temperature is a steady 78° Any ideas what it could be? With the lump I don't think it's dropsy it could internal bacterial infection something else could be going on I would Qarantine and treat with maracyn and aquarium and salt 1 table spoon for 2 gallons Edited April 25, 2021 by Colu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jespi Posted April 25, 2021 Author Share Posted April 25, 2021 14 hours ago, xXInkedPhoenixX said: Hi, google image yourself lymphocystis and see if that is what your fish friend might have. To my surprise the lump completely disappeared today so it certainly looks like that was it! Thank you very much 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jespi Posted April 25, 2021 Author Share Posted April 25, 2021 6 hours ago, Colu said: With the lump I don't think it's dropsy it could internal bacterial infection something else could be going on I would Qarantine and treat with maracyn and aquarium and salt 1 table spoon for 2 gallons That's what I was thinking but her normal behavior threw me off. The lump disappeared today so fortunately it looks like that wasn't it but thank you very much anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 I would monitor just in case some else is going on 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jespi Posted April 25, 2021 Author Share Posted April 25, 2021 4 hours ago, Colu said: I would monitor just in case some else is going on Yeah, will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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