blueether Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 About 3 or 4 weeks ag I noticed that one of the almost 2 year old inanga was developing a lump mid back, this didn't look to be causing any stress to the fish so she was left alone. As the week have gone on the lump has got worse. On the weekend I thought she was going to pass on as she was looking stressed with her head pointing down and tail up, swimming at about 30 deg, and breathing hard. She then vanished and I thought she had gone into the food chain (koura food), then lastnight I saw her for a brief moment before she hid again. She was having real trouble swimming in a straight line and looked to be having spasms in the aria of the lump when she moved the back end of her body. Tonight I caught her and euthanized as she was having an even worse of it. She was a good 130mm long, and you can see the lump: Here you can see she was full of roe: She was the most incredible colours inside, note how small the intestines are to her body mass: I believe the lump was around the pink spot (but couldn't see anything major) and the white is just nerve tissue/spinal column: Roe and eggs: Something I pulled from the cut where the lump was but I think it is just skin that was dragged into the cut: More photos can be found here https://picasaweb.google.com/113298704761943818357/Autopsy# Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 So, no abscess ... or spinal TB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxxnz Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Very interesting work? :thup: I find the smell of the tropical fish is very nasty.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted July 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Couldn't see any abscess/growths etc, but with no scalpel/pins/board and a microscope that is an antique... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Wow, that's a lot of eggs. Funny that they're prettier on the inside. Not surprising you couldn't really see anything from the lump. It doesn't look freakishly large. Maybe just some local swelling in response to something around the spine? Be hard to see once everything's dislocated and rearranged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 oooooh pretty peritomeum! Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinox Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Sorry to hear you lost a fishy, but those photos are awsome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomGilberg Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 fantastic photo documentation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 pic # 9 (i think) shows a small red spot where you thought the bump was and a slight depression, maybe there was a fluid buildup putting pressure on the spine causing swimming problems etc.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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