Platy With Huge Red Lumps...turning Into The Elephant Man

[denismen]

[SIZE=medium]My missus noticed about 10 days ago that our male Platy had some wart-like huge lumps on his face and right side but I didn't absorb what she told me until I saw them myself yesterday[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]He has had pine-coning for several months now but is the healthiest and liveliest fish I have and has outlived 3 female partners in the past 9 months or so.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]I don't think the pine-coning is dropsy because there is no bloating and I really would like a final positive solution to this also. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]These new huge red bumps are a bit worrying because I don't know if they are tumours or parasites or what so please someone try help me out here.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]I have a 120 litre tank with about 100 litres and some plants as well.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]I have 3 female platy and one male...the lumps are on him.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]I have 2 female guppy and the male died last week after basically standing on his tail upright for over 24 hours breathing heavy.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]I know its a bad mix but I have a Black Moor Goldfish that has been in the tank from the beginning...it has some small whit spots on its fins I noticed earlier this evening.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]I also have a Pleco.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]I changed my filter to an Eheim external canister on 23 April and left the internal one in the tank for about 4 weeks before removing it. I added the filter media from the internal to the external when I removed it.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]One female platy was hiding away for ages and had been harassed heavily by the male..she lost a lot of weight and was swimming strangely when she did come out.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]I treated the tank for swimbladder and added some plants and she improved but was still stressed by the male.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Her fins were clamped as well so I treated the tank for 6 days with Melafix ans she seems to be improving except for the harassment by the malew.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Despite eating, when the male allows her, she is still quite thin and I wondered if she might have internal parasites.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Someone else also said that the bumps on the male may be from parasites also.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]The Youtube video shows all the fish except her as far as I can see..she is a silver Platy.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]24 hours ago I tested the water.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]PH= 7.4[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Ammonia= 0 – 0.25 [/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Colour is hard to make out as I always get this same reading[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium] it is safe according to my local aquarium shop.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Nitrate= 10-20 [/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Nitrite= 0[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Changed 20% water.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]I changed about 20% water today again and tested the water.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]PH= 7.8[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Ammonia= 0 – 0.25[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Nitrate= 10-20 [/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Nitrite= 0[/SIZE]
 
[SIZE=medium]I have segregated the male platy because the silver female was too stressed and since I isolated him she is more lively and starting to eat and put some weight on.[/SIZE]
 
[SIZE=medium]See Youtube link below.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn-XmY1-_5U[/SIZE]
 
[SIZE=medium]Looking forward to some answers.[/SIZE]

 

[denismen]

I am amazed that nobody has replied with some advice because this cant be an isolated illness that nobody has heard of.

 

[Meeresstille]

Not sure if it is allowed to link this on this forum, have a look here if you can find something that looks close to what you're dealing with: http/badmanstropicalfish.com/fish_palace/tropicalfish_disease_identification.html
 
Also found this:
http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/247281-fish-has-white-lump-on-head-help-with-pictures-now/

 

[Mamashack]

Can't personally help with your fish lumps, denismen, but I think that Meeresstille's link to the disease ID looks very good at first reading.