Lump on kole tangs fin

[TheStricklins]

Hey everyone, we purchased a kole tang recently and noticed there was a lump on his fin. He was a little beat up from another fish at the store, but he acted perfectly fine, ate normally and was very active. On the third day he went a little bonkers and was swimming In circles, doing flips, and crashing into the glass. With that being said the little guy did not make it but I was just wondering If anyone knows what this lump is and if it could have caused it?

 

[tsmaquatics]

Lymphosystis

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

That is likely a viral lesion related to Lymphocystis, not directly related to the cause of death. The fish is a bit thin, but again, not the direct cause of death.
Jay

 

[vetteguy53081]

Looks like Lymphocystist (cyst) and associated with Water quality and at times poor nutrition and seems to be popping up more and more on saltwater fish.
Fish looks awefully skinny and should be fed at minimum the foods listed below. This infection appears on the infected fish as one or more white or beige colored pebble or wart-like nodules most commonly seen on the fins, skin, or gills, although other tissues may be affected and can even contribute to popeye. Good news is that fish RARELY die from it, and althought there is no treatment. . . assure you have optimal water quality and good diet.

Foods:
Spirulina brine shrimp
Nori seaweed basted with garlic extract
Formula 2 flake and frozen
Mysis shrimp
small plankton
LRS Herbivore diet

Add garlic extract to foods 2-3X per week and also selcon or vita-chem vitamins to the foods the other 2-3 days.

 

[TheStricklins]

Looks like Lymphocystist (cyst) and associated with Water quality and at times poor nutrition and seems to be popping up more and more on saltwater fish.
Fish looks awefully skinny and should be fed at minimum the foods listed below. This infection appears on the infected fish as one or more white or beige colored pebble or wart-like nodules most commonly seen on the fins, skin, or gills, although other tissues may be affected and can even contribute to popeye. Good news is that fish RARELY die from it, and althought there is no treatment. . . assure you have optimal water quality and good diet.

Foods:
Spirulina brine shrimp
Nori seaweed basted with garlic extract
Formula 2 flake and frozen
Mysis shrimp
small plankton
LRS Herbivore diet

Add garlic extract to foods 2-3X per week and also selcon or vita-chem vitamins to the foods the other 2-3 days.

Thanks that's exactly what I was thinking. I didn't notice until I got him home. He didn't make it but we got him trying to save him from the place he was at anyway. He did go in the tank with a couple of other fish, should I be worried about my other fish?

 

[pdxmonkeyboy]

It does not spread to other fish. But, whatever killed it might...

 

[vetteguy53081]

Thanks that's exactly what I was thinking. I didn't notice until I got him home. He didn't make it but we got him trying to save him from the place he was at anyway. He did go in the tank with a couple of other fish, should I be worried about my other fish?

Its viral but should not spread unless your water quality is just that bad

 

[TheStricklins]

Its viral but should not spread unless your water quality is just that bad

Thanks for the reply and all but again... it wasnt our water quality. We were trying to help him from the place he was at.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Thanks for the reply and all but again... it wasnt our water quality. We were trying to help him from the place he was at.

Im saying - Their water quality

 

[TheStricklins]

Im saying - Their water quality

Gotcha. Thanks again for the help and sorry for the misunderstanding.