matthewY Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 Hi guys, I was looking at my 2 goldfishies in my outdoor pond and have gradually noticed that one of them has some white lumps on it. I think its been gradually getting worst (noticed maybe 3 months ago but dismissed it as sbeing something normal). I've thrown some salt into the pond incase it helps though I have no idea what it is. The fish itself doers not seem bothered by it and the 2nd fish looks perfect. maybe its a tumour or something??? anyoen recommend a fix? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewY Posted April 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 I'll try and get a better picture over the next few days. I kind of looks like a but of fungus or somethign growing off the skin but not too sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 Hard to tell but it looks like the fish is overproducing its slime coat in an effort to protect itself. Whether this is from an internal or external infection is hard to tell. :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreedingFrenzy Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 A couple of years ago we had multiple fish that looked like this in an outisde pond we had - We had some professional pond cleaners come and clean our pond and take the fish for treatment - turned out that half of them were tumours so they removed the lumps and we got them back, not sure how much it cost.. But the fish were a lot happier afterwards! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewY Posted April 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 yeah, kind of wondering if they are tumours but never actually seen one before (maybe google would help me in identifying tunmors on gold fishies). I cant imagine what removal of tumours would do to the fishies, did they actually remove the whole lump or just the surface of it? I will do some digging to see if it looks like images of tumours on the internet, hoping its not, they looked normal before I put them out into the cold (about a year ago now). I'll try and get some good pictures once the rain stops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewY Posted April 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 K, after taking 20 or so pictures, all turned out crap except this one so hopfully someone can help identify it. i'm sure its common and could be a tumor but I dont have a clue what they look like and the google images I think only show the worst cases of tumors... heres a pic: http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~syscon_/100_2388.JPG (higher res then the forum displays) Its the white dot behind the gills. Its almost identical on both sides and i think it sticks out more then the picture shows (the fish in real live looks a bit more bumpy in texture) Thanks heaps, really appreciate it. the fish seems fine for now but if there is something I can do to help it along and stop it from getting worst.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 If it is identical on both sides I would suspect scale damage from it having jammed itself in something, or between something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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