White Lump On Oranda

[FishLover4+1]

hi everyone!!! yesterday i noticed my oranda had a white lump where his / her wen will be. today it is a lot smaller (almost a dent) and is a bit pinkish. can anyone help??? thanks.

 

[FishLover4+1]

Someone??? please???

 

[blinky000]

Hey, cool your jets. You only waited 45 minutes It just sounds like normal wen growth to me. Sometimes it can come in like little pimples but it soon calms down and looks just like the rest of it

 

[FishLover4+1]

thanks!!!! i was panicking because i've also got 2 pregnant variatus platys and a 2 week old platy fry in that tank. (the fry is in a fry net).

 

[FishLover4+1]

the lumps almost completely clear now but there are a few others - is that definitely wen growth Blinky000???

 

[blinky000]

the lumps almost completely clear now but there are a few others - is that definitely wen growth Blinky000???

The fact they've gone clear sounds like perfectly normal, healthy wen growth. Here's a photo to reassure you: http/www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=wen+growth&um=1&hl=en&safe=off&sa=N&biw=1280&bih=923&tbm=isch&tbnid=vTsNOqqkt3-s2M:&imgrefurl=http/www.fbas.co.uk/ASK3.html&docid=EKrPCAkHs0Jk5M&imgurl=http/www.fbas.co.uk/wen1.jpg&w=335&h=270&ei=XTJ0T4jxIcfB0QWK2fnvDw&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=415&sig=107805264388237033402&page=1&tbnh=136&tbnw=162&start=0&ndsp=30&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0&tx=94&ty=51

 

[FishLover4+1]

thanks so much Blinky!!! i was so worried about about poor Sweetie. she's already lived through the loss of 3 friends so i don't want her to die now!!!
(by the way, Sweetie's the oranda)

 

[blinky000]

You're welcome How recent were these friend losses? If you don't mind me asking, what is your setup like? Filter, how many gallons, how many fish etc

 

[FishLover4+1]

erm october to late november early december
7.91889 uk gallons (36 litres)
elite stingray 10 filter
and it was just Sweetie and the other orandas - to start just her, then we added Fishy Fishy, then she / he died and a few weeks and water changes later we got Greyla and Humphrey (they were all about 5cms long)
and then some time in late december we got 4 variatus platys, the little one got stuck in the gravel cleaner, we sawed the tube open but by the time we got him / her out she /he was too badley injured. (i now think he was a male because all the ones i have now are female and 2 are pregnant)
oh and we were always going to move them to a bigger tank when they grew out of there old one.

 

[blinky000]

Ah, ok. Each goldfish will need about 10 gals per fish so putting more than one in a tank that size will cause a waste build up which could be enough to have killed the other ones. It's a great excuse to buy a new tank though Also, it's not advised to put tropicals in with goldfish. Do you have a heater in there?

 

[FishLover4+1]

Ah, ok. Each goldfish will need about 10 gals per fish so putting more than one in a tank that size will cause a waste build up which could be enough to have killed the other ones. It's a great excuse to buy a new tank though Also, it's not advised to put tropicals in with goldfish. Do you have a heater in there?

variatus platys are temperate (they can live inside without a heater) so no, there isnt a heater. (at least thats what pets at home said, and they all seem healthy, breeding away.).
i now have a 20 gal tank cycling in my bedroom where all my fish are going to move into (except the fry, till they grow up).