growths on midas' tail fin

[cichlid2006]

my midas has a couple of growths on her tail that im unsure about. there is now another one appearing on the other side of her tail. sorry for the blurry pics.






the progression is too slow for fungus, its too large and not rampant enough for ich and it doesnt appear to be contagious but it is spreading. its growth is slow. ive never encountered this before with any of my fish.
i have no other amphilophus species in the tank so transfer shouldnt be an issue if it is Lymphocystis which seems to fit the bill.

if it is Lymphocystis then should i let tubby get on with her life and try to fight any secondary infections that may occur or humanely euthanise her now to save suffering later?

 

[dwilder]

cichlids sometimes get small growths on fins they dont usually do any harm uping the water changes seems to get rid of them though

 

[fishkeeper25]

my red devil has that on his fins also, hes had it for as long as i can remember never gets bigger, so i guess its normal

 

[buck_wildest]

same here with my midas, nothing to worry about imo

 

[cichlid2006]

awsome news then. thanks for the responses guys. you have put my mind at rest. i will continue to monitor and up water changes to see if i get any change.

 

[knifegill]

If it is what it looks like, my Oscar has one on his left pectoral fin, too. It's just there, not getting any worse. I've seen it on Jurupari and other cichlids as well. The thing to watch for, just like on our own skin, is change. You want to make sure it doesn't change color, get bigger, etc. Enjoy!