CPD problem

[vanalisa]

One of my adult Male CPDs has a white "pimple."
I removed him for now.

10 g
6 WCMM
4 CPD
2 Amano
I just noticed during water change.
I think it came fast, I spend a lot of time watching my fish and would like to think that I would have noticed this

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[JuiceBox52]

Ammonia, nitrite and nitrate?
Water change schedule?

 

[vanalisa]

I need to get new vials, I have broken them all. I've been negligent to get more, that was to happen right about the same time I made the laminated colour chart.

I change the water regularly,
50% one week with gravel vacuum at high traffic feeding spots,
75-80% 7-10 days after, also increasing gravel siphoning.

This also includes about a gallon total in top offs during the week.

 

[vanalisa]

 

[Colin_T]

is it on the fin or on the body?

 

[vanalisa]

It's like something is trying to poke through, I'm really worried. I have 3m 1f in with the minnows. I've not witnessed any aggression between males, which does not insure it doesn't happen. But this looks like it's on the inside.

 

[vanalisa]

is it on the fin or on the body?

Body

 

[vanalisa]

As you can see, as of an hour or two ago he was acting normal, I did tank maintenance, everybody ate, went to get a picture of new plant layout and that's when I saw it.
I think I mentioned that I removed him.

 

[vanalisa]

Maybe I did it ?
With the planting tongs or scissors !!!
Do fish bleed? Omg I am without a clue.
It was bulging, though, I'm sure of that.

 

[vanalisa]

 

[Colin_T]

it's probably just excess mucous.

do a 75% water change and gravel clean the substrate every day for a week and see how it looks after a few days.
make sure any new water is free of chlorine/ chloramine before it's added to the tank.

 

[seangee]

Was he also swimming strangely?
Sorry this is not going to help but I once had that on a CPD and its swimming looked kind of laboured. It did die and the wound had ruptured. A few months later I saw another with exactly the same symptoms, only this time it recovered without treatment.
I have only seen it the twice and assumed they got caught on a chunk of wood, or possibly arguing, although most of their arguments seem fairly mild.

 

[vanalisa]

No strange swimming, no isolating. Pretty dense plants, though, so with 1f to 3m...(not planned), there could have been aggression I didn't observe.

I isolated him right away and after a while I went and looked and the white part was gone, but now there is a pink patch in it's place.

What's your advice as far as returning him to the community tank?

 

[PheonixKingZ]

it's probably just excess mucous.

do a 75% water change and gravel clean the substrate every day for a week and see how it looks after a few days.
make sure any new water is free of chlorine/ chloramine before it's added to the tank.

I agree with @Colin_T. Daily water changes is the best thing you can do now. Hope he gets better!

 

[vanalisa]

Was he also swimming strangely?
Sorry this is not going to help but I once had that on a CPD and its swimming looked kind of laboured. It did die and the wound had ruptured. A few months later I saw another with exactly the same symptoms, only this time it recovered without treatment.
I have only seen it the twice and assumed they got caught on a chunk of wood, or possibly arguing, although most of their arguments seem fairly mild.