Spot Causing Scales To Raise

[Mafro]

Hi again

One of my swordtails has got a big spot just above her pectoral fin. Its a white spot that looks like a boil, its under her scales causing a few of them to look like they are coming away from her body.
She seems fine in herself, swimming around the tank normally with the other fish.

A few days ago I posted on here because one of my fish (a molly) developed a popeye, but all water stats were fine, and had been for months. That has since gone down.

Any ideas of what this white spot is, and what I can do to treat it? Im in the UK by the way

 

[WILDER]

You need to issolate the fish incase the spot bursts.
Any redness to the spot.
If you can issolate you could try a bacterial med, if the spots looks like its filled with fluid.
A pic would be good.

If lumps just appear out of nowhere there usually bacerial.

http/badmanstropicalfish.com/articles/article25.html

 

[Mafro]

No, there isn't any real redness to the spot. It looks just like a white lump under the scales.

I dont have a hospital tank, something I really need to sort out. I need to be really carefully about what meds I can use as I have a BN plec

 

[WILDER]

Plecs can tolerate bacterial meds more than parasite meds.
You must increase aeration with meds as they reduce 02 in the water.
Did you read that link I left you.

 

[Mafro]

Yeah I did, thank you very much.

It sounds like its Columnaris.

What is the best med to use for this?

 

[WILDER]

Columnris usually has a circling of red on the outside of the spot, or sometimes a red centre.
What your location need it for a med.

 

[Mafro]

Hmmm I really cannot see any redness, but being an orange swordtails could this be difficult to spot anyway?

I'm in England so I know some meds are not available over here

 

[WILDER]

Lumps can be hard to treat in the uk as the meds are not that strong.
Anti internal bacteria med by interpet.
Keep fingers crossed. good luck.

 

[Mafro]

Many thanks Wilder. We have a pet shop thats open til 8 I believe, so shall pop over there after I have eaten my dinner.

Your a true star to this forum, many thanks for all your help and your kind words

 

[WILDER]

Good luck.

 

[Mafro]

Thanks Wilder
Med has been purchased, and added to the water. Got to do seconds treatment on Tuesday.

Thanks again for you help
Mafro

 

[WILDER]

Ok hope it does the job.
Good luck.

 

[Mafro]

2 days later and the fish is still alive, and acting perfectly normally and eating fine.
Her spot has got bigger, and looks like bits are flaking on it.
I dont have another tank I can isolate her in, and am worried about her infecting the other fish. I added the meds 2 days ago, and the next dose is due Tuesday.
Any ideas?

 

[WILDER]

That why is so important for members to buy issolation tanks, not having ago.
Leave it two more days and get back to the board.

 

[Mafro]

Well the second dose went in Tuesday and the fish has made what looks like a full recovery. The spot has totally disappeared, and she is swimming round perfectly happy.

My question now is when do I replace the carbon filter back into my filter? Also do I need to purchase a new one, or put the old one back in there.
I put it in one of the bags you get when you buy fish, but if I'm to put this one back into the tank is there anything I should do before had? Like give it a rinse in a bucket of tank water before putting it back into the filter?

Many thanks for all your help
Mafro