tolstoy21 Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Does anyone recognize this kind of pink patchy area on this fish? I thought at first that it might be a wound, but now I'm not so sure. Any help, diagnosis, or treatment would be greatly appreciated. Tank params - Ph 6.4 Kh 0 Gh 9 Temp 78f everything else: 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwcarlson Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 I would assume wound if it were me. That seems to be where mine like to "peck" at each other when they're doing their thing. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolstoy21 Posted November 21, 2023 Author Share Posted November 21, 2023 @jwcarlson Thanks for the reply. After a little bit of research, if its not a wound, it looks a lot like lymphocystis disease. There is actually a patch of this on the other side of the fish as well. It dosen't look as bad as the pics in a google image search, but it does look like it. It's hard for me to tell at this moment if this patch is a puncture or tear, or if it's a growth more like a tumor bulging out from underneath the scales. Either way, it's isolated for the time being sitting in a tank with some Maracyn. Not sure if that's the correct treatment since I don't know what the patch is, but I figured if it is an infection of some sort this will hopefully head that off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Looking at the pictures it could be caused by a bacterial infection the fact it has the spot in the seem place on both sides something else could be going like a growth that's showing on both sides of your fish I would also add a small amount of aquarium salt 1 table spoon for 5 gallons gives update after you've finished your course of maracyn or before then if it gets worse @tolstoy21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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