Parachromis La ceiba.... lymph removal (update)

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Rsc89 said:
Yea, i might give it a shot. I have the polyguard and melafix in there now. I dont want to make it a toxic pool with too many meds. Whats unfortunate is if it so happen to clear It will still be in the fish and they could re appear and the whole process starts again. From what i read online, if you keep the fish damage free and happy it might not pop back up unless stressed. We will see what happens in a week or so.
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As long as you have you filters running you should be fine. Also I would medicate for three days straight and then do a water change. So I could start the process over. I think it's a case by case thing where as if you get it out of the fish. Keep your water top shape and a good diet she should not have the problem again. Its a process but it's worth the shot.
 
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Lymph is a virus. Fungus treatment won't do anything to address it if it is lymph.

I have a similar situation in one of my tanks that is "infected" by lymph. The virus appears to be water born, as other fish in the tank now have shown symptoms on and off besides the suspected original fish. In my experience, the presence of the tumors (or whatever they are) appear to be tied to stress in the tank. It is a 180 gallon community tank of sorts, including a pair of w/c labiatus that spawn pretty regularly. When the labiatus spawn and are defending their brood, several of the other fish in the tank get the lymph tumors. Once the fry are eaten and the tank calms down, the tumors recede. The infected fish seem to act normally otherwise.

In any case, I'm not sure that cutting off the infected areas will "cure" anything, as it appears to be transferred in the water column.

Good luck with your fish. Sorry about the whole situation.
 
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Pictures are much clearer in this thread, quite obvious that it is indeed a case of lympho. Bummer, PM sent .....
 
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Jon, i am quite aware that lymph is a virus as i have done extensive research prior to posting. I also agree it seems to be water born as well. However, vendor told me it was only transfered from fish to fish contact which doesnt make sense to me along with other things that made me scratch my head in thought as well. When a growth is scraped on a tank object its now released in the tank imo. There was no stress in this tank. I dont pack 30 fish into a 150 gallon tank. All my tanks have 2 fish per 135 gallon- 150 gallon and weekly 50% wc at minimum.

The whole point of the thread was to clearly show what lymph looks like up close... as many photos are fuzzy online. Also to inform those who purchase new fish to ALWAYS set up a qt tank no matter who you buy from.
 
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Twonvito... I planned on every 3 days 70% wc and redose with a couple small meals a day to keep waste down and water quality up. She seems like shes ready to party even with more than half her tail missing which is a good sign.
 
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That is very unfortunate, I had a nice breeding pair of carpintis infected. After the initial outbreak, it was pretty rare for it to reappear. Usually only during mating and in the female where she had sustained an injury. Fortunately the fish were the only fish in that tank, so by using dedicated wc equipment and always dealing with that tank last, it never spread to any other tanks. I think I read that there were a number of strains and each was somewhat species specific.
 
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