Modern Angl Posted February 4, 2006 Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 here is a pic of a convict I have with couple of strange white warts on the side of its face, any ideas what this could be? Already ruled out cotton mouth. picture looks a bit dark on this monitor but looks fine on other comp, might have to adjust your gamma settings if its too dark.... Cheers Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim&Dan Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 I wish I could help... no idea what it could be Try reading through the diseases and their symptons on this page: http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/i ... seases.htm Maybe you find something there :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Posted February 11, 2006 Report Share Posted February 11, 2006 Thank you Kim&Dan, that was a very valuable site. We have managed to identify the problem - a rare viral infection called Lymphocystis. This is not usually fatal, but unfortunately there is no cure. The infection can go into remission, however...this explains how he can look as though he's improving for a short time, before it comes back to bite him again (sometimes a whole lot worse). Not happy :evil: . Lymphocystis can be infectious to other fish, and our little guy has been in a community tank with several others for some time now....again, :evil:. There are only two ways of dealing with this problem - separating the infected fish from all others, which we are going to get on to today. The only other option is to destroy the fish, but at this stage he is still very much enjoying life and eating well, so I don't think this is appropriate right now. Sigh....I guess we all get bad fish days every now and then . Thanks again Kim&Dan - being in the know as soon as possible means there's a greater chance of doing something about it . Cheers, Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 i have a friend who has a sev with lympho she says that furan 2 works awesome. she uses double doses. just my two cents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 Thanks Sharn Is it quite safe to use double doses of Furan 2? I wouldn't be a good Mother if I didn't worry from time to time . Cheers, Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 On second thoughts, I won't use Furan 2. Although it may be useful if a secondary fungal condition set in, Stripey hasn't developed this so far. Sadly Furan 2, as a fungicide, wouldn't be effective as a viral treatment. Lymphocystis has characteristics of always being present, with periods of laying dormant (like Herpes! ) (I mean er...I've heard :lol: ). But thank you all the same! Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 'as one of my Severums has Lympho and when he has outbreaks of cysts they get bacterial infections in them'. (taken from my mates PM) like you said, will only help secondary infections but itd be worth a shot if you dont want to kill him? you can use double doses safely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 Heya Sharn I haven't seen any outward signs of a bacterial/fungal infection yet on either Stripey or the other fish from that community tank (*phew*), although I will be keeping an eye out now that I know it's a possibility. It's good to know I can up the dose of Furan 2 if things get serious.....thanks for your help! Cheers, Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim&Dan Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 Thank you Kim&Dan, that was a very valuable site. We have managed to identify the problem - a rare viral infection called Lymphocystis. This is not usually fatal, but unfortunately there is no cure. The infection can go into remission, however...this explains how he can look as though he's improving for a short time, before it comes back to bite him again (sometimes a whole lot worse). Not happy :evil: . Lymphocystis can be infectious to other fish, and our little guy has been in a community tank with several others for some time now....again, :evil:. There are only two ways of dealing with this problem - separating the infected fish from all others, which we are going to get on to today. The only other option is to destroy the fish, but at this stage he is still very much enjoying life and eating well, so I don't think this is appropriate right now. Sigh....I guess we all get bad fish days every now and then . Thanks again Kim&Dan - being in the know as soon as possible means there's a greater chance of doing something about it . Cheers, Laura Hey Laura! Sorry, we've been really busy lately so I didn't have a chance to stop by... Glad to hear that you could identify the problem and sorry to hear that there doesn't seem to be a cure! We've tried Furan 2 on a case of dropsy with no success. We also tried using double doses in the later stages of the treatment and it didn't seem to be a problem. This was done in a small quarantine tank though. Hope your Convict will be fine Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Cheers Dan! He's in a wee tank by himself now. He was not at all impressed by us moving him out, and he's still in a big huff . I've noticed he's beginning to find it a little more difficult to move his mouth, so we're keeping a close eye on what he's eating. If he's unable to chomp through twice his weight in Cichlid Sticks in one go, we'll know something ain't right . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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