Lymphocystis transmissible?

[ImGood]

Is it transmissible?

 

[ImGood]

does the virus transfer ?

 

[melypr1985]

I would say that it is but I'm not entirely sure how it would be transmitted from fish to fish. You can think of it like a cold sore in humans. It's a virus that most fish seem to carry anyway and it rears its ugly head when conditions let it. It seems to be most prevalent in butterflies but I've seen it is several other species. Oh and when I say ugly head I just mean that it's ugly not that it's dangerous, in most cases it's not dangerous and will go away with good nutrition and environmental conditions.

 

[Naiad]

Yes it is contagious. I believe only through direct contact on an open wound (like warts) so it won't spread rapidly.

 

[ImGood]

I believe I have a clown with lymphocystis in a 20g qt with a Mandy, puffer , wrasse & goby, they are day 3 in ridik treatment the clown has developed these ever increasing in size wary like nodules on its belly, and port side gill, after this they will be treated with prazipro, but I'm not able to find out if ther is a treatment, I have to assume all the fish are infected

 

[melypr1985]

There is no treatment for lymph. I'd like to see a picture of these nodules. They could be something me, humblefish and tahoe have been looking into recently. If it's what I'm thinking, you'll need a different treatment to cure him.

 

[ImGood]

There is no treatment for lymph. I'd like to see a picture of these nodules. They could be something me, humblefish and tahoe have been looking into recently. If it's what I'm thinking, you'll need a different treatment to cure him.

 

[Naiad]

I believe I have a clown with lymphocystis in a 20g qt with a Mandy, puffer , wrasse & goby, they are day 3 in ridik treatment the clown has developed these ever increasing in size wary like nodules on its belly, and port side gill, after this they will be treated with prazipro, but I'm not able to find out if ther is a treatment, I have to assume all the fish are infected

No cure. High quality foods and water. Low levels of stress and the nodules tend to go away. Best to assume all fish he comes into contact with carry the virus. It generally stays dormant. When active it is 99% cosmetic

 

[ImGood]

The fish is eating & moving normally.

 

[ImGood]

I'm trying to get some pics, getting the subject to cooperat ...... This could be awhile.

 

[ImGood]

 

[melypr1985]

Darn. It's not clear enough to see it well.

 

[ImGood]

 

[ImGood]

If it is something different, which treatment path should l take?

 

[melypr1985]

That looks like Lymph alright. So clean water, healthy foods with vitamin supplements added in and it should go away on it's own. Watch to be sure it does grow over his gills or mouth preventing him to breathe or eat.

 

[ImGood]

Thank you very much.

 

[Humblefish]

It is transmissible and can even grow over internal organs. More info below and here: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fa181

Lymphocystis is spread by fish-to-fish contact or contact with infected tissues. External trauma from spawning, aggression, parasites, or handling can facilitate infection and spread. In addition, crowding, shipping, and other stressors appear to trigger disease outbreaks. Lymphocystis does not appear to be spread by vertical transmission (i.e., from parents to offspring via infection of eggs or sperm).

Fish may also be infected with lymphocystis without having obvious lesions that are visible with the naked eye. These fish may have smaller infected cells or may have one or more internal organs infected (e.g., inside the eye, spleen, or other organs). Lymphocystis, in these cases, may only be seen after microscopic examination of a wet mount (fresh) biopsy of suspected infected tissues, or by using more advanced techniques such as histopathology, electron microscopy, or molecular methods.

 

[ImGood]

Thanks HF. I actually had just been checking that link out ,thanks again

 

[ImGood]

it is going into the isolation suite, it had a fw dip 2 days ago would it be prudent to do another fw or a parguard dip prior to the isolation?

 

[Humblefish]

it is going into the isolation suite, it had a fw dip 2 days ago would it be prudent to do another fw or a parguard dip prior to the isolation?

If you are just worried about Lympho, none of those treatments will do any good. Maintaining pristine water conditions and feeding vitamin enriched foods (Selcon, Zoecon, Vita-chem) will help more.