issue with my spotted....

[g_morin]

Ok I've been treating my gar for a couple months now and no progress...he has boils, bumps, warts, whatever you want to call them and they won't go away... I believe they are called lympho... Something any advice?
Thanks
Glenn

 

[demjor19]

It sounds like lymphocystis. If so, there is nothing you can really do other than keep the water clean, raise the temps a bit, and add some salt. I believe it's a virus and it just takes a healthy low stress environment to help run it's course. I had a Florida/Spotted with it a while back and it took a few months to completely go away. It can also reoccur, but it's not likely too as long as the tank parameters are good.

Any pics?

 

[E_americanus]

as alluded to above, don't treat with anything major. just increase your frequency of water changes and volume of water changes...probably 50% every week or 2x a week. keep temp at about 82F and the fish will eventually recover on its own. don't use any other chemicals except perhaps 1 tbsp of salt per 20g of water--
--solomon

 

[g_morin]

It won't effect my other fish right

 

[demjor19]

It won't effect my other fish right

It's possible, but unlikely. Mine never affected the other 4 gar in the tank with it. Just do as recommended above and things should work out fine.

 

[E_americanus]

It won't effect my other fish right

it is supposedly easily transferable, but i haven't seen a ton of evidence either way. with the pretty mild/generalized treatment for the whole tank the other fishes should be fine--
--solomon