Small bumps under Clown’s skin

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I’ve had him for over a month. Out of no where today he scratches his head along the sand. I looked close to discover under-skin bumps. No distinctive white spots. I’m in the process of setting up an emergency quarantine tank now.

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Are there any other symptoms it is showing? Rapid breathing, not eating?
Are there other fish in with it?
The pictures aren’t clear enough to make a definitive diagnosis, maybe a short video might tell me more.
Jay
 
Looks like Lymphocystis lesions which are small to medium-sized fibroblast nodules or warts on the fins, skin, or gills of the fish. Although other organs may be infected, growths on the fins, skin, and gills are more common. Because lymphocystis lesions may not always be visible to the naked eye, fish tissues may still need to be examined microscopically. Each infected cell is surrounded by a thick membrane. Fibroblasts are connective tissue cells normally found throughout the body, and so lymphocystis nodules may be seen internally as well as externally. However, fibroblasts in the skin, fins, or gills are more commonly affected.
Most often, the disease must run its course in an affected fish. Fortunately most cases of lymphocystis in warmwater fish will resolve on their own after a few weeks, as long as husbandry is good (good water quality/chemistry, good nutrition, correct population densities, optimal social groups) and as long as other stressors have been eliminated.
 
Thanks for the quick help! It’s pretty hard to see unless under good lighting. The fish is eating and appears the same as always without labored breathing. I moved him and his pal to a quarantine tank. I’ll keep a close eye on him.

As far as other mates in the tank, YWG and pistol shrimp were added at same time. Only additions were some more blue leg hermits and 2 peppermint shrimp last week.

Here’s a vid before I moved to the qt. It’s hard to notice.

 

Thanks for the quick help! It’s pretty hard to see unless under good lighting. The fish is eating and appears the same as always without labored breathing. I moved him and his pal to a quarantine tank. I’ll keep a close eye on him.

As far as other mates in the tank, YWG and pistol shrimp were added at same time. Only additions were some more blue leg hermits and 2 peppermint shrimp last week.

Here’s a vid before I moved to the qt. It’s hard to notice.


I don't see any Lymphocystis here. The video actually is less clear than the photos, sorry for the blind lead....

Be sure that you monitor the ammonia in the QT. At this point, I would just observe them. Clownfish sometimes get Brooklynella and that has a different treatment protocol than does ich or velvet. I think you'll need to wait for symptoms to further to tell you which direction to go in,

Jay
 
Not much has changed, but I was able to get a decent pic. The bumps, at least in the front, appear be along a vein.
 

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Not much has changed, but I was able to get a decent pic. The bumps, at least in the front, appear be along a vein.
Yep - that is a key feature I think. The spots are running along the fish’s lateral line, they must somehow be related to that. Ich doesn’t grow like that. Ich spots also come and go and change in numbers over time. I think this is due to some irritation to the fish’s lateral line. There is a common disease that tangs get called lateral line erosion, but clownfish don’t really get that.
If it doesn’t get any worse, I would just watch it for now.
Jay
 
Great, thanks a lot for the info! Much appreciated.
 
I haven’t treated, but he is still in my QT tank. This is what the little guy looks like now. More bumps and white more visible.
 

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I haven’t treated, but he is still in my QT tank. This is what the little guy looks like now. More bumps and white more visible.
See how these spots are in different locations and not on the lateral line? That means the spots on the lateral line were either coincidental, or something new is cooking here.
I think you should move into a proactive quarantine - either copper or hyposalinity.
Jay
 
I ordered some copper, but I decided to do a 5 minute fresh water dip yesterday.

To my surprise, all the white bumps are gone now. I plan to still use the copper and house in my QT tank.
 
I ordered some copper, but I decided to do a 5 minute fresh water dip yesterday.

To my surprise, all the white bumps are gone now. I plan to still use the copper and house in my QT tank.
Yes, if it is ich, the spots will come and go at first, don’t let that lull you into a false sense of security.
Jay
 

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