Angelfish Tumour On Pectoral Fin?

[SouthernCross]

Hi all,

I have two angels (don't seem to be a pair, yet get along very well apart from the occasional shimmy at each other) named Goldmember and Dr. Evil. Over the last few weeks we have noticed a weird little growth on Goldmember's right pectoral fin. It seems to be getting bigger and some fleshy bits seem to be protruding out. I would be interested to know what you think of this, is it a normal occurrence? I thought it might be a tumour and that there's probably not much I can do about it. He is a lovely fish and at the moment it doesn't seem to be affecting him with his swimming, but that might not last.

Goldmember and his pal Dr. Evil

The tumour/s

Blurry sorry, but you can see how they 'poke' out

And for comparison, his normal side

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.

 

[snowflake311]

Looks like two males to me.

It's not uncommon for angles to come down with tumors. If he is not acting sick I would no anything. Just let him be. He looks really healthy to me I would not worry too much.

How old is he?

 

[SouthernCross]

He is not even one year old. Got them as coin sized juvies last November. Has grown HUGE though!

 

[Pleco Pal]

I have a male very similar to yours, also the largest I've ever raised, and very recently, he developed a similar growth? at the base of his pectoral fin. When I first noticed it, it looked like a small bloody spot, then healed over ( I thought) into a small pink lump. The fin is now slightly narrowed, also. What's more distressing, is that several days after I thought he'd be okay, a similar pink growth appeared around his anal area, and this mass is growing rapidly with signs of skin and scales deteriorating around it. I first thought of a tumor, but wondered if I was wrong and it is some sort of parasite that could be treated. I have several others in the 90 gallon tank and recently added some youngsters puchased at our local club auction. Sorry, no pics at this time, but the growth is like a thick pink ring around the anal opening. So far, he doesn't seem to feel bad.
I've had the young angels about 3 weeks now, and no signs of illness. Any treatment suggestions?