Our golden ram has a small red spot about 1cm behind his right gill. It looks almost like a small groth and looks to be pushing 1 (maybe 2) scales out a little (can be seen easyer from behind). other than that him and everyone else in the tank looks to be in good health. At the moment i have put him into a hospatil tank until i can identafy what this is. If anyone knows what this could be, and\or fix it, any sugestions would be appreated.

Looks like a blood blister???

has it gotten any bigger or smaller? or changed at all??

It stayed the same size and it looker like a red line running from the lump to the top of the fish, my guess is it was a clot of some sorts. he died last night but im still concerned what caused this, and if my other fish are at risk. Any ideas anyone?????

Hi Hands

i have three golden ram, two are gone and the red spot percieved on. it is growing on the fore head and it is getting bigger.

this morning, it try to eat something but do not have the strenght to reach up but manage to get some nibbles.

i wake up every morning to see the fish died but it never did. has isolated it and treat it with melafix.

anyone know what to do? increase temp, change water, get medicine or what?

thanks

A red line indicates infection in humans so I wonder if it is the same with fish? Perhaps something got under the scale then got infected or it was some sort of tumour, although I would expect a tumour to grow.

Examination under a microscope is probably the only way to find out what it was.

sorry, no microscope. i have lost many ram. may be we are not mend to be.

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I had a pearly calvus come up with a pimple like sore a few weeks ago. What I did,

a 1/3 water change at the start

treated the tank daily for a week with Pimafix(anti bacterial) & Melafix.

did 1/3 water change 3 days into treatment & at the end of the week.

I'd use salt at 1 Tbsp per 30 litres during treatment, then go back to 1tbsp per 60 litres as a standard use.

I started to notice the sore get smaller after about day 3. I'd say what you have is a bacterial infection, the Ram probably had a small cut....& it has got infected.

Try that & see if it works.

Frenchy

Heres some info on Rams,

The Ram is a delicate fish, sensitive to changes in water chemistry, pollutants, medications and chemicals and disease. However, its beauty is rewarding.

They require clean water low in nitrates, and do not like sudden changes in water quality.

Regular partial water changes with a good conditioner are recommended.

They may be susceptible to White Spot if the water temperature is too low. This peaceful dwarf cichlid is best kept as a pair in a tank of 60cm/24" or larger. Although it can be acclimatised to harder more alkaline water, this species definitely does best in soft acidic water. This is not a species for the beginner.

Water parameters:

pH: acidic to neutral (5.0-7.0)

Hardness: soft (3-12dH: optimal 5dH)

Temperature: 26-30oC.

Frenchy