White lump on Sailfin Tang

[meltony67]

Any idea what this is guys? It seems to be a bulb like growth or something. At first I thought it was a scratch, but it seems to be growing slightly every couple of days.

 

[Noah Hemingway]

Any idea what this is guys? It seems to be a bulb like growth or something. At first I thought it was a scratch, but it seems to be growing slightly every couple of days.

Looks like some sort of small tumour growth to me. I hope i’m wrong!

 

[meltony67]

Looks like some sort of small tumour growth to me. I hope i’m wrong!

Thank you for the response, Noah! I suppose that is the issue then.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Any idea what this is guys? It seems to be a bulb like growth or something. At first I thought it was a scratch, but it seems to be growing slightly every couple of days.

How long have you had the tang? New fish often develop Lymphocystis, a virus that causes skin cells to grow really large. It can't be treated, but goes away on its own after 6 to 8 weeks (but it may spread before it does).

Jay

 

[Fish Think Pink]

How long have you had the tang? New fish often develop Lymphocystis, a virus that causes skin cells to grow really large. It can't be treated, but goes away on its own after 6 to 8 weeks (but it may spread before it does).

Jay

Sending healing thoughts for your sailfin!