What is on this clown?

jennln

jennln

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There are these white, definitley raised and almost fuzzy looking bumps on the back underside of this clown. Visible from both sides. Sorry about the pictures - wish I could have gotten clearer. Other than the bumps, fish is doing great - active, eating. What am I looking at here?


 
jennln

jennln

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Well I had just bought him and another home last night. I noticed this while he was in QT. The other fish had nothing wrong with it (visibly) at all. I called the store where I had gotten them and described what I was seeing. Guy at the fish store told me that it was a fungus from wounds that it probably endured while fighting - since clowns do that. Then told me to just scrape it off with my fingernail and he would be fine or I could trade him in for another. I brought him and the other fish back to the store today... mainly because I wasn't so sure that's what this was - didn't look like any wounds underneath and I wasn't sure if it was something contagious. They guy pulled out every clown he had in the tank....ALL of them (at least 2 dozen) had these "dots" in some place or another. Needless to say I left with no fish today.
 
sepulatian

sepulatian

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That was easily treatable. It was lymphocystis. It is cured by feeding them high quality foods dosed in a rotation of Vitachem and Selcon. Keeping your water parameters in check helps keep it away. It is a viral infection. If the fish is healthy then they will not get it. It is similar (not really, but comparable) to a cold for fish. You fight it the same way. Keep the immune system high, reduce stress, etc. They probably got them in in poor health. It is a good idea to always feed your fish a high quality diet dosed with a rotation of vitamins. A healthy immune system for fish goes a long way. Believe me, it does. Keep your water parameters pristine as well. Poor water quality will make them fall ill.
 
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