Is this thing on my oscars lip bad

[Big Boy Fish]

This is my 3-4 year old oscar, there is wood in the tank and i think he cup it but i want to be sure

 

[Sgooosh]

It's either lymphocystis or a tumor
and from what I have read, there's no real effective cure for lymphocystis and if its a tumor It will not harm the fish except if it grows and interferes with feeding

 

[Big Boy Fish]

I did some research and it has no treatment but dissapears in a few weeks

 

[Ichthys]

if its a tumor It will not harm the fish except if it grows and interferes with feeding

That all depends if it’s benign or malignant. Malignant tumours can and do kill.

 

[Sgooosh]

I did some research and it has no treatment but dissapears in a few weeks

best of luck!

That all depends if it’s benign or malignant. Malignant tumours can and do kill.

forgot to mention that; thanks

 

[Big Boy Fish]

It looks more like a lymphocytes. It looks worse than it is because he cut it on drift wood

 

[Big Boy Fish]

Its like this now. Theres a black dot starting to form at the bottom of the thing. Im starting to think this isnt lymphoma.

 

[Big Boy Fish]

As some of you might know my 3-4 year old oscar has a lymphocyst on his lower lip. Hes had it for about a month or so. Its going a pinkish red but the pointy bit underneath is going a redish black. He eats fine and is acting normal.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!!!

 

[GaryE]

You have to figure out if your fish has lymphocystitis or Lymphoma - two very different diseases. The first is the most likely, as an incurable, non fatal viral disease. It's ugly, it disfigures the fish and there's nothing to be done.
Lymphoma is cancer of the lymphatic system, and while most of our diseases hit fish too, we can't diagnose that one. If a fish has it, it dies with us not knowing why.

There is some research suggesting dirty water or pollution contribute to the benign tumours, but there is no certainty - those studies are on wild fish, or food fish farms. Still, Oscars are messy, and I would just stay on the weekly water changes and not point at the poor guy, because he has to live with that growth! In all seriousness though, it's a thing that's there and will most likely stay there for the life of the fish. Clean water is all you can work with.

 

[Big Boy Fish]

I researched it and it says it dissappears in a few months

 

[GaryE]

Sometimes it does - not always. I'm assuming that it isn't one virus, and how it plays out depends on which one causes it. Often on the mouth it gets knocked or torn off, but it does tend to return. Either way, it's wait and see combined with clean water to raise your chances.

 

[Big Boy Fish]

Ok well thanks for the help. Also there was a bigger bit in his mouth that he knocked off so i reckon he will knock the other one off when it gets weaker.

 

[Sgooosh]

Ok well thanks for the help. Also there was a bigger bit in his mouth that he knocked off so i reckon he will knock the other one off when it gets weaker.

if he knocks it off, it might cause a wound on him so make sure to keep up the water changes when he does.

 

[Big Boy Fish]

I have a canisters filter (fluval 07 series) and i do water changes weekly so when he does knock it off it should heal just fine. Thanks for the advice

 

[Big Boy Fish]

Also, does anybody know why it is going black at the very bottom.