The Queen in QT

livingouttruth · Jan 9, 2023

I bought a queen angel 3 weeks ago. She is a large queen. She is in QT in Copper Power. 2.5. She is eating great, fat! About two weeks ago lympho showed up on her fin. Not a real big deal.
I have been in the hobby over twenty years, and I love the process of QT.
But today I see she has a red/orange something coming off her gill.
Here is a pic.
Anyone able to help with this? I’ve not seen this before.
Thank you so much
Sean

bnord · Jan 9, 2023

Beautiful fish and appears in good shape otherwise - interested to see what the medics say

vetteguy53081 · Jan 9, 2023

livingouttruth said:
I bought a queen angel 3 weeks ago. She is a large queen. She is in QT in Copper Power. 2.5. She is eating great, fat! About two weeks ago lympho showed up on her fin. Not a real big deal.
I have been in the hobby over twenty years, and I love the process of QT.
But today I see she has a red/orange something coming off her gill.
Here is a pic.
Anyone able to help with this? I’ve not seen this before.
Thank you so much
Sean

May be a scepticaemic condition known as vibriosis which looks like ulcers and lump. Other can be lesion caused by skin tuberculosis. The lympho you mentioned is indeed viral and will eventually be gone with good water quality and of course diet. Broad spectrum treatmen should address this but would like a second opinion - @Jay Hemdal

Weeb · Jan 9, 2023

Just a note regarding being "fat."

A marine fish doesn't store fat in the area we think is the belly. Instead, a fat fish would be 'thick' in the upper part of its body.

MnFish1 · Jan 9, 2023

vetteguy53081 said:
May be a scepticaemic condition known as vibriosis which looks like ulcers and lump. Other can be lesion caused by skin tuberculosis. Broad spectrum treatmen sgould address this but would like a second opinion - @Jay Hemdal

To me this looks ike lymphocystis - and that pink bump could be a number of things depending on how quickly it came on. Was it there when you got the fish? If not - agree with @vetteguy53081 a bacterial infection would be right up there. to me it looks like a variant of either lymphocystis or another viral infection. Have you checked the fishes temperature? (just kidding) - there would be no harm to treating with a broad-spectrum antibiotic. the pink coloration - is worrisome. Of course it could also be some kind of large parasitic worm, etc - thats coming out. More history would be helpful. Thanks for the great pictures

livingouttruth · Jan 9, 2023

By fat I do mean thick and healthy
Any suggestions on treatment?
Thank you

Jay Hemdal · Jan 9, 2023

In the second photo above, it looks like the pinkish area involved the opercular spine. If so, those commonly get damaged during transport/handling.

It *could* be an extension of the Lymphocystis, but the color seems wrong. Here is the issue though - the Lymphocystis virus causes the cells it infects to grow to hundreds of times normal size. Usually, the virus infects skin cells, and these show up white. If the virus involves other types of cells, it could possible take on the color of that tissue. For example, walleye develop a similar viral issue on their bodies that is pink, just like this.

Jay