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Cancer, virus, or....?


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20220304_173344.jpg.f5e2cc4b2ff7b699cbfc1ddbc85d5fa3.jpgCommon pleco. Has had a cluster of lumps (same color as skin, black) for close to a year. They grew slowly so I thought cancer, nothing to do about that. Just yesterday in less than a day part of the mass BALLOONED. Mostly clear but at the bottom looks like a speck of blood. Some lumps look bigger than they were a week ago.

So maybe a virus, again not much to do except maintain water quality to avoid infection. But could it be something else? He is currently alone in there but a betta was with him until a week ago. If it could be a parasite or something I may need to treat both fish. Help?

GH 120

KH 40

Ph 7

NO2 0

NO3 10

Temp 78

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Temperature typo
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If it's a virus, try Expel - P and see if it makes any change. Try slowly lowering down the ph (ideally to 6.2 - 6.5) to potentially kill it if it's a disease.

On second thoughts, it looks quite like a cancer; so it may die. 😔

The cancer may be genetic, so try not to breed the fish until the condition has passed, or...

Best of luck

 

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On 3/5/2022 at 10:59 AM, TheSwissAquarist said:

If it's a virus, try Expel - P and see if it makes any change. Try slowly lowering down the ph (ideally to 6.2 - 6.5) to potentially kill it if it's a disease.

On second thoughts, it looks quite like a cancer; so it may die. 😔

The cancer may be genetic, so try not to breed the fish until the condition has passed, or...

Best of luck

 

Thanks. I am not breeding Kronos. I thought cancer until it ballooned. Compare to the size it was in October:

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It could be a fluid filled cyst I would add a small amount of aquarium salt 1 table spoon for 3 that should reduce the fluid buildup or you can treat with maracyn2 active ingredient is minocycline that has proven effective at sinking some types of lumps @JoCinWB

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