Pike Cichlid really sick (swelling as well)

[Stibnite]

I have a large Pike Cichlid which has never shown any signs of weakness until about a week ago.

She started by breathing slightly faster, then her abdomen started swelling much larger than normal.

I thought at first she'd eaten a tank mate, but she's non-aggressive, so turns out that wasn't it thankfully.

After a few days, some strange fatty-like tissue started rising up around her dorsal fins. It appears internal, as if there is a fluid build-up under her skin around her dorsal, and it appears white in color, and partially seeping a cm or more up the fin itself.

Her appetite is now gone, and she's extremely stressed. All other tank mates are absolutely fine.

I've never seen such an illness before in fish, so thought I would come here and see if any others have experienced it.

Let me know if anyone recognizes this per chance, and can let me know what it is.

 

[mbeatrice]

it sounds like your fish has either bloat or internal parasite. i dont know about the fatty tissue. try epson salt and parasite clear from jungel . the epson would help with the digestion and the parasite clear would take care of internal and external parasites . also what have u fed your pike and how much..