What is on my gar?

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First noticed this the other day. One of the floridas in a mixed gar and doradid catfish pond developed some growths on it's side near the anal fin and on the caudal fin. This showed up around the time that a coNuple of the floridas got their caudal fin shredded. The other fish in the pond are not displaying anything. I bumped up waterchanges but there hasn't really been any change. Pond temp has been staying between 70-75F. These are the best pictures I could get, any closer and the image would blur.

It's not a fungus and the other thing I though of was lymphocystis but from looing at the stickies this does not appear to be a match either. Anyone have any ideas?

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That tail looks to be a bite mark from something chomping on it. As for the other wound, is it actually on the anal cavity? If so, you might be looking at a prolapse.
 
kevinfleming21 said:
That tail looks to be a bite mark from something chomping on it. As for the other wound, is it actually on the anal cavity? If so, you might be looking at a prolapse.
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Split tail fin is from bites from one of the other gars. There are some growths on the end of the tail though. It's not on the anal cavity, it's around in and seems to be on the scales.
 
I have zero experience with this, but what are the chances it's a bite wound and that's what a fish scab looks like?
 
the red area looks kinda like the growth i had on my fl before, only after it had been roughed up. does the red area look creamy white before the net rubbed it?
 
maybe another gar nipped it before you netted it. it looks alot like my gars "tumor" it had before.
 
-i'd treat it like lympho for now...although the color doesn't match perfectly, i have seen it when it can get red before. the growths near the tail damage suggest this the most. make sure the fish continues to eat, and keep it's housing conditions and good shape and monitor progress over the next week or so. if there is little change we could look into other treatment options, for now, i wouldn't mess with it too much. good luck and keep us posted--
--solomon
 
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