rascalodie
New Member
Hi everyone,
This is my female angelfish, Bob; she has had these 2 white bumps on her for about 3 months. There is one on her caudal fin and one on her left pectoral fin, close to her “armpit.” They have not spread or changed in size. I have not seen her once flashing or trying to rub them off. Over this time, we have treated for ich with Ich X, raised the temperature to 86, AND used the UV sterilizer. These bumps did not disappear and did not spread. I also have 2 white cloud minnows and 2 botia loaches and they all do not have these bumps. Next, I treated for epistylis with kanaplex with food and lowering the temperature to 78 F.Apparently, you’re supposed to lower it to 70 F, but I didn’t want to cause additional stress to Bob with a drastic temperature change. I figured the kanaplex would do most of the legwork. The last thing that I have not tried is doing a salt dip for epistylis or any protozoan parasite this MIGHT be. Bob does not handle being transported well, so I don’t know if this is worth trying because of the stress. I might be acting overly cautious because Bob is generally happy and not stressed; she eats well, is very active, and her color and form are all in good condition. We are looking to upgrade her tank size because she has outgrown it. I suppose this might be a cause of stress and maybe those bumps as a sort of secondary infection from low level stress. Overall, Bob seems healthy, but it’s frustrating not knowing what these bumps are and why they haven’t responded to treatment. One more thing— Bob seems to be very slightly tilted on her left when upright. I do not know if this is because the tank is physically too small, or if it’s pathological. I don’t entirely buy that it’s the former because she does have enough vertical room to be completely upright. However, this is my first angelfish I have kept, so perhaps she really doesn’t have enough space. Either way, I’m planning on upgrading. Any insight would be helpful here, thanks.
Specs:
Cycled 23.5 gal with Fluval 207 Canister Filter + In-Line UV Sterilizer (looking to upgrade in size)
Temperature: 78 F
Ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrite: 0 ppm
Nitrate: 10 ppm
pH: 7.2
GH: 180 ppm* (may be higher, the test strip read 180 as the highest value)
KH: 80 ppm
*tap water is hard water
This is my female angelfish, Bob; she has had these 2 white bumps on her for about 3 months. There is one on her caudal fin and one on her left pectoral fin, close to her “armpit.” They have not spread or changed in size. I have not seen her once flashing or trying to rub them off. Over this time, we have treated for ich with Ich X, raised the temperature to 86, AND used the UV sterilizer. These bumps did not disappear and did not spread. I also have 2 white cloud minnows and 2 botia loaches and they all do not have these bumps. Next, I treated for epistylis with kanaplex with food and lowering the temperature to 78 F.Apparently, you’re supposed to lower it to 70 F, but I didn’t want to cause additional stress to Bob with a drastic temperature change. I figured the kanaplex would do most of the legwork. The last thing that I have not tried is doing a salt dip for epistylis or any protozoan parasite this MIGHT be. Bob does not handle being transported well, so I don’t know if this is worth trying because of the stress. I might be acting overly cautious because Bob is generally happy and not stressed; she eats well, is very active, and her color and form are all in good condition. We are looking to upgrade her tank size because she has outgrown it. I suppose this might be a cause of stress and maybe those bumps as a sort of secondary infection from low level stress. Overall, Bob seems healthy, but it’s frustrating not knowing what these bumps are and why they haven’t responded to treatment. One more thing— Bob seems to be very slightly tilted on her left when upright. I do not know if this is because the tank is physically too small, or if it’s pathological. I don’t entirely buy that it’s the former because she does have enough vertical room to be completely upright. However, this is my first angelfish I have kept, so perhaps she really doesn’t have enough space. Either way, I’m planning on upgrading. Any insight would be helpful here, thanks.
Specs:
Cycled 23.5 gal with Fluval 207 Canister Filter + In-Line UV Sterilizer (looking to upgrade in size)
Temperature: 78 F
Ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrite: 0 ppm
Nitrate: 10 ppm
pH: 7.2
GH: 180 ppm* (may be higher, the test strip read 180 as the highest value)
KH: 80 ppm
*tap water is hard water
