Need an ID on this illness

A small red patch has appeared on a juvenile black belt cichlid of mine and i have no idea what it is. The scale is raised and the area is all red woth a small white looking tip, or at least thats what it appears to be.. Here are pics, please if anyone knows what this is and how to treat it id really appreciate it. I dont think its an injury because ive watched the red area "grow" over the past few days


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joe jaskot said:

Possibly anchor worm?

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Uh ohh :/ ive never had to deal with that before, i have yet to see any form or worm hanging out of the red area though, is this how its starts? Ive seen anchor worms before on goldfish and a big worm is clearly visable but i have yet to see a worm attached


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joel said:

Looks like it might be lymphocystis. Can you post your water parameters?


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Current parameters are:
Ammonia: 0
Nitrites: 0
Nitrates: about 10
Ph: 7.5
Temp: 80
Hardness: about 12-15

Thats all i currently have for tests, hows that look?



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And uh oh whatever disease that is it doesnt sound good, ive never had any experience with it.. How do you treat it? This is new, i just got it about a week ago, i had it in quarantine for a day and a half, then the filter crapped out on me (old filter) so i had to put it in a main tank. About a day after, the spot appeared


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Okay cool, thanks you guys for all the help!


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