Benjansss Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 What’s this growth on my tetras face Blank 14.pages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted July 19, 2018 Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 Sorry can't see any pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjansss Posted July 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 Blank 14.pages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boban_nz Posted July 20, 2018 Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 Still no picture attachment test (jpg file ~250 KB): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted July 20, 2018 Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 Yep all that shows in uploaded file is Uploaded Files Blank 14.pages976.58 kB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjansss Posted July 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 Well it won’t let me upload the photo directly what can I do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted July 20, 2018 Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 If you can't upload it successfully, try emailing it to someone (who belongs to these forums) and ask them if they can post it for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjansss Posted July 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 don’t have anyone’s email Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjansss Posted July 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 If I can’t upload a pic I’ll describe it it’s a round very red looking growth with a thick mucus covering it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fionasye Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 Hi can email me and I will try and upload picture for you. [email protected]. Also have a look at this and see if any other symptoms fit it. http://www.fishnet.org/sick-fish-chart.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjansss Posted July 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 Looking more carefully it appears the growth originates from one of its nostrils and it also has some swelling in the abdomen but it’s scales look fine and it has no eyes so I’m unsure what it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fionasye Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 This is the copy of the photo from Bemjansss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 That looks like a wound that has developed a secondary fungal infection on top of it. I often find that over time you can brush the top fluffy growth off (or it falls off) and the fish has already healed underneath. Injuries like this I have always left alone, assuming the fish is behaving normally and eating. Make sure your water quality is the best it can be and Nature should heal it over time. The abdomen doesn't look good though. Could be egg bound, constipated, or any number of other problems but not necessarily connected to the nose. Is the swelling on both sides of the abdomen? Are both eyes like that? Missing or just have a film over them so does it appear to still be able to see? If it is being harassed by other fish then separate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjansss Posted July 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 both sides are like that and the swelling is see through and it’s a cave tetra so they simply don’t have eyes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted July 22, 2018 Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 I should have realised it was a blind cave tetra but it has been so many years since I have seen one and I remember them being shorter and chunkier! Is it behaving normally and eating well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjansss Posted July 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 I would say it’s behaving normally and eating as it hasn’t lost weight but I don’t usually see it eat as it normally eats scraps at night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fionasye Posted July 22, 2018 Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 I am not sure, if relevant to the problem sorry but i was just reading about them and found this out. Millions of years ago, a small, unremarkable fish called the Mexican tetra started swimming into the caves of eastern Mexico. In the all-encompassing darkness of these limestone caverns, the tetras’ eyes, which take a lot of energy to build and maintain, were useless luxuries. Over several generations, the cave fish lost them entirely. Today, they are born with small eyes that gradually waste away as they get older. The tetras’ eye sockets, however, don’t go to waste; they can use them to store fat. Blind cave fish are stockier than their cousins that live on the surface, and some have fat-filled humps patrickc22 and livingart 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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