Koran angel black bump

[LoganGG]

In the process of qt, my cbb started showing some Lympho. He’s gotten a little better, but there’s a black bump on the bottom of my Koran angel. I’m not too sure what it is, or what it could be, but I wanted some opinions.

 

[vetteguy53081]

In the process of qt, my cbb started showing some Lympho. He’s gotten a little better, but there’s a black bump on the bottom of my Koran angel. I’m not too sure what it is, or what it could be, but I wanted some opinions.

Its going to be hard to see a dark fish in a cave and assess what it has,. Will need a pic under white lighting.
Is it eating and breathing normal?

 

[LoganGG]

Its going to be hard to see a dark fish in a cave and assess what it has,. Will need a pic under white lighting.
Is it eating and breathing normal?

He’s acting completely normal, eating, breathing fine. He’s a fast swimmer and a bit skittish but I took a few decent ones.

 

[vetteguy53081]

In the process of qt, my cbb started showing some Lympho. He’s gotten a little better, but there’s a black bump on the bottom of my Koran angel. I’m not too sure what it is, or what it could be, but I wanted some opinions.

Lympho typical with this type of fish and also butterflies. Furnish good water quality and diet and it will diminish and fall off the fish

 

[LoganGG]

Lympho typical with this type of fish and also butterflies. Furnish good water quality and diet and it will diminish and fall off the fish

Would It be safe to add it to my display tank once it falls off?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Would It be safe to add it to my display tank once it falls off?

It’s viral and non-contagious and safe to add

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Would It be safe to add it to my display tank once it falls off?

Lymphocystis is a virus that causes cells in a fish to develop into gigantic size, so those growths develop. Although usually white or gray, depending on the coloration of the fish, and which layer of skin cells are involved, it can take on different colors. I can't see super-clearly, but this seems to be Lympho.

While it is highly contagious, most fish have already been exposed to it, so it is usually only newly acquired fish that develop it.

It would be safe to move the fish, even before the growth has gone away, assuming that your quarantine process took care of any other, more dangerous diseases.

Jay

 

[LoganGG]

Lymphocystis is a virus that causes cells in a fish to develop into gigantic size, so those growths develop. Although usually white or gray, depending on the coloration of the fish, and which layer of skin cells are involved, it can take on different colors. I can't see super-clearly, but this seems to be Lympho.

While it is highly contagious, most fish have already been exposed to it, so it is usually only newly acquired fish that develop it.

It would be safe to move the fish, even before the growth has gone away, assuming that your quarantine process took care of any other, more dangerous diseases.

Jay

Would adding it into my display cause an outbreak? I have 12 fish in the tank at the moment and I don’t want to cause any of them to get sick.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Would adding it into my display cause an outbreak? I have 12 fish in the tank at the moment and I don’t want to cause any of them to get sick.

If they haven’t been exposed to the virus, they could catch it, but they won’t die from it, and if they have been in captivity for more than a few months, they’ve likely already been exposed.
Jay