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Hi, I have a Fighter with suspected Lymphocystis (full details are in the emergency section titled: "Fighter (betta) With White Lumps On Fins... Please Help!") Wilder suggested I pop over here to see whether anyone else has had personal experience of this? I've researched it around the 'net a...

I use Fluval internal filters and find them to be near silent! I have the same issue... 3 tanks running in my bedroom! (and a complete lack of being able to cope with any noise at night!) I tried a few different filters at the start but found my Fluval2+ filters are awesome. Obviously, as...

Just read this on one of the links you provided... >Infection >Lymphocystis does show some host-specificity, i.e., each strain (or species) of lymphocystis can infect only its primary host fish, or some additional closely related, fish. >DNA studies have showed that there are different species...

Thankyou for the links, and sorry I had to dash earlier... I was really late, obviously my fish's lives are most important but I couldn't get out of the commitment. My fighter has been moved into a small tank with just water from the main tank for now, I have decided to let the temperature go...

I have to leave the house for a bit now... (unavoidable and I'm late) I will report back tomorrow on whether the move went OK and how everything is going. Thankyou so much to both of you, you have been wonderful and I'm pretty sure I know as much as possible now. Thankyou! :)

*nods* thankyou. I don't mean it in a horrible way, but the other fish in that tank are less important to me than my fighters and the live bearers I have in my other 2 main tanks, which is why I figure that at least if it is kept isolated to that one tank I have a chance of keeping the others...

I'm so slow at replying that I always seem to be several posts behind, lol! I can't see any redness, they are like perfect creamy-white lumps... I don't think any have fallen off, so am hoping that if I act quick I can possibly save the other fish. I will certainly do very regular water changes...

Uh-oh... that is much more difficult! As is the same for a lot of people I think... I don't have another tank suitable for the fish that I currently have in that tank. I know it is irresponsible and am currently in the process of trying to find another way to incorporate another tank into the...

Thanks... I was thinking along the same lines. I'll see what I can do about a heater... I'm worried about melting the plastic tank though! :sad: I do actually have a spare 50W heater... I could try running it on minimum tomorrow and see how it goes as I will be at home all day. Thanks for the...

Thankyou Wilder... there is a lot of info in your post! From everything I am hearing, it sounds horribly like this is the answer... why oh why can my fish not just get simple issues like whitespot or something? *sighs* So... I'm thinking my best route would be to transfer my fighter to the 14L...

You edited your post while I was taking too long typing a reply, lol... As for isolation... I don't have the means to isolate him in a heated, filtered tank. I have an unheated, unfiltered 14L tank which is currently reading 21C with Poly-sponge to keep chemical levels reasonable, but am...

Firstly thankyou for taking the time to keep returning to my post, it is hugely appreciated! I have another pic (my boyf is home and had a little more luck with the camera!) Still not perfectly clear, but there is an element of a "cauliflower-like" look to it! You asked about that... would...

Thanks, I've had a look through all the pics... the closest matches seem to be either Lymphocystis or ectoparasites The only thing that I can think of that could have stressed him really is that he *may* be able to see some other male fighters nearby. The angle and lighting make it unlikely...

Here is a closer pic... unfortunately it still doesn't really show the fact that they are raised, but is probably clearer than the last. If it doesn't sound strange... his head area seems kind of big too... not sure if that is just natural growth, as he was smaller when we first got him several...

That link is interesting as it is the second time I have come across that today as a possible diagnosis... I previously disregarded it as something I had a) never heard of and b) found in marine fish... I'm also unsure whether it would explain his lethargy? It could be a possibility! I will...

Thanks for your reply... It is hard to tell as his fins are constantly moving, but they are definitely raised, like something is attached rather than just patches of different colour. He has 3 on one fin and one on the other. I will have a look at the pics, thanks, but not found anything...

Just done a water test (liquid test kit): Ammonia: 0 Nitrite: 0.25 Nitrate: 0 Ph: 8 I'm worried to see Nitrite, as usually this tank has perfect water results... could this be anything to do with the fact that I added dose 3 of Protozin about 2 hours ago? I could do a water change, but it...

I'm really stuck on this one! My male fighter has lived happily for several months with no problems, but over a week ago started to develop white lumps on his fins. He doesn't have these anywhere else, although he has also turned from mainly flame red to red and green over the last couple of...