Clown Loach HELP!!!

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Tom500

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Hi some of my group of clown loach have quite large white lumps on their fins too big and not widespread enough to be white spot and they are still eating and everything what is wrong with them? HELP!!
 
Post some pictures. Could be parasites
 
you need to post pics so an accurate diagnosis can be made. bumping with little description and no pics wont get much help.
 
Look up "lymphocystis". That's oddly enough the 2nd time today I've posted that :-)
But it's certainly common enough and often over-looked. Harmless, too. Let's hope that's all it is. Don't start going nuts with salt and meds until you DO know what it is though.
 
Agreed, an accurate diagnosis cannot be made in this situation without a photograph.
 
Tom500;2430554; said:
Im not good at posting pics but ill have another go it didnt work last time but it does look a lot like lymphocystis.

Here's a picture of a catfish that had it. (He was in bad shape from an awful shop when I got him in this picture). It got way worse than this real fast right after I got him then pretty much went away in less than 2 days. Some stay as nodules (from what I read) for quite some time before they just go away. Don't know if that's what your Loaches have though. It could be so many things.

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