Freshwater Parasite CrossOver to Saltwater? Please help ID!

[r3dbullxxx]

Ok...so, I started with 2 freshwater tanks and moved near a local pond. One tank is purely pond exploration, etc. but i may have accidentally transferred some kind of parasite to my saltwater tank and now 1 Blenny has 2 small growths that seem to be resistant to the 2 treatments administered so far.

i originally placed this HELP TO ID GROSS GROWTH in saltwater...but, then thought it might be something all the freshwater people might have seen.

ive never seen or had a fish with parasite or infection or anything...so, this doesn’t seem to fit anything I’ve looked at or be affected by my initial tries.

here is the link to my related post...please look at my poor guy and see what you think!
ill repost videos here in case its easier to get to for you all!

Lawnmower Benny - Help ID this Sickness

so, noticing 2 white dots on a blenny of mine, I separated and went through ick treatment...but, then the bumps got larger and had a nipple-like top and I noticed him scraping the rocks trying to get it off....and I tried a bacteria-based oil treatment, and now, it’s getting larger....both the...

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[RD.]

looks like lymphocystis

 

[twentyleagues]

Most of the time fresh water parasites can not survive salt water and vise versa. Common cures for fresh water fish is salt and common cures for salt fish is the drop sg levels or even do a fresh water dip. I'm not versed enough to say that either of those always hold true.

 

[RD.]

While I agree with twenty, lympho is a virus, and is known to infect marine fish as well as fresh.

 

[r3dbullxxx]

So, isn’t it supposed to mature and fall of or be rubbed off so I can treat and vacuum the isolation tank?

 

[RD.]

FA181/FA181: Lymphocystis Disease in Fish

Lymphocystis is a chronic disease of freshwater and marine fishes caused by infection with an iridovirus known as Lymphocystivirus or Lymphocystis disease virus (LCDV), which is a member of the family Iridoviridae. Infection results in the development of pebble or wart-like nodules most commonly...

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