Growth on Lungfish

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Rocksor said:
Does it look like the lumps in this scientific article? If so, the scientists had injected gram negative bacteria, and it caused ulcers to eventually show on the lung's skin.

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0070650
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Damn... :/ ... sure does look exactly the same... makes sense ifs its bacterial as hes been ingesting large quantities of prazi/metro with no signs of improvement. Hes still eating and acting normal (knock on wood) Consumed some reg. pellets lastnight and also ones contining oxytetracyline... any recomendations on a bacterial treatment or is this kinda a lost cause? Great article by the way, i appreciate ya doin some digging for me!
 
thebiggerthebetter said:
Neither can I say I've seen this but for now, IMHO, this is a rather unremarkable imperfection, looks like a healthy tissue, a large wart of sort... still unusual I agree. I'd wait it out and see what time shows.

Aren't warts in humans at least (not warthogs :) ) caused by a pathogen though? If so, what kind? I am having a vague recollection that this was proposed / thought of at some point by the medical community, perhaps decades ago; don't know the current state of knowledge on warts.

Stunning fish! Is this the very expensive lung from Wes?

[1] If very worried and [2] a precedent can be found that flesh-dwelling worms can do that right under skin (my impression is they prefer to reside deeper in tissue) and [3] praziquantel has no effect, which it seems like it is not, I'd try fenbendazole, with feed as you were doing.
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Thanks for the response Viktor...of course its a tad bit pricey lung from Wes.. :/ . gutted right now as i love this guy and ive waited almost 10yrs to get one. hes super personable and very aware of me and his surroundings at such a young age. I had a WAL for 8 yrs over here no issues... thought these guys were pretty much indestructable.
 
Are ulcers not treatable?
 
wednesday13 said:
Damn... :/ ... sure does look exactly the same... makes sense ifs its bacterial as hes been ingesting large quantities of prazi/metro with no signs of improvement. Hes still eating and acting normal (knock on wood) Consumed some reg. pellets lastnight and also ones contining oxytetracyline... any recomendations on a bacterial treatment or is this kinda a lost cause? Great article by the way, i appreciate ya doin some digging for me!
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In the article it did mention gram negative, so I would get some kanaplex and treat after you are done with the oxytetracycline pellet treatment. Maybe a few days afterwards, unless someone can chime in and has had experience using kanaplex in the water and feeding oxytetracyline at the same time.
 
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Rocksor said:
In the article it did mention gram negative, so I would get some kanaplex and treat after you are done with the oxytetracycline pellet treatment. Maybe a few days afterwards, unless someone can chime in and has had experience using kanaplex in the water and feeding oxytetracyline at the same time.
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Much appreciated, i did come across another article about E.ictaluri in channel catfish... seems it comes to fruition in spring and autum... oxytetracyline is one of the listed meds. thats just dumb luck on my part as i always keep kens medicated pellets in house for "preventative measures"... hopefully it helps. Ill try the kanaplex next. "aquaflor" seems to be another commonly used med for this infection in the food production industry of channel cats but that can only be aquired through a vet. Damn this is a tough pill to swallow. smh... Only positives im seeing is that hes not lethargic in any way as described in articles about e.ictaluri. no listing, no loss of appetite and no spreading...so far anyway...(knock on wood)
 
Rocksor said:
In the article it did mention gram negative, so I would get some kanaplex and treat after you are done with the oxytetracycline pellet treatment. Maybe a few days afterwards, unless someone can chime in and has had experience using kanaplex in the water and feeding oxytetracyline at the same time.
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Can kanaplex be ingested like prazi/metro since hes still feeding normal or is it a water treatment only?
 
I think it can be absorbed through the skin, which would be ideal in this case?
 
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