Help, my fish looks like the elephant man.

[djbarnes88]

I purchased a clown Goby and a Yellow Clown Goby a few days ago and a day after adding them to my tank they were covered with bumps that look like blisters. It is not white spots like ick but instead it looks like protrusions from under the skin. Could this be damage from a rather large aiptasia that I have noticed? The yellow one is now in a QT and the regular clown has vanished into thin air. Both fish are very sluggish although the yellow one is eating. My question is this: What would be the best way to try and treat the fish that I have in QT...meds? hypo? So far none of the other fish in the tank are showing any signs of problem.

 

[reefNewbie]

With out pictures I can only throw out a guess of Lymphocuctis. If this is the case, then its not fatal. But its is very contagious to your other fish as it is a viral infection. Place all infected fish into a QT as soon as possible. There really is no treatment that I know of for this. Just keep the fish healthy with lots of nutritious food.

 

[shark0105]

FWIW I had this problem as well with my citron clown gobies, I have lost four over the course of about 18 months. Identical symptoms to what you are describing except my experience is that it is fatal. I tried garlic and vitamin soaked food, they all ate well but just could not fight through the problem. Death took from 5-7 days in every case. It was quite upsetting, nothing I tried had any effect what so ever and none of my other fish had any problems, only the citron clown gobies.

 

[Anonymous]

There's no way Lymphocystis will emerge that quickly. My guess is that this may be bacterial in origin simply because it has come up so quickly.

 

[reefNewbie]

thats true seamaiden, i neglected to read the part where he said a couple f days. Lymphcystis does take much longer to emerge than that.

 

[free_loader]

do you have a picture of the circus freak fish? it will help diagnose the problem, and satisfy my morbid curiosity

 

[djbarnes88]

Well, the clown Goby that had vanished has moved on. We found his remains last night. The Citron is still hanging on and ate Brine last night. Should I try to do anything for her or just let her ride it out. If it may be bacterial should I try meds.

BTW I don't have a digital camera so I can't get any pictures.

 

[djbarnes88]

Well, the clown Goby that had vanished has moved on. We found his remains last night. The Citron is still hanging on and ate Brine last night. Should I try to do anything for her or just let her ride it out. If it may be bacterial should I try meds.

BTW I don't have a digital camera so I can't get any pictures.

 

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't treat with the fish in situ at all. This is part and parcel of the beauty of quarantine. As for whether or not you try to do anything for the animal is up to you, at this point you're shooting in the dark unless someone who knows what this is pipes up.

 

[JennM]

I've seen this too in clown gobies and I don't know what it is. I've had some get better and some not... I've seen it about half a dozen different times for what it's worth.

I don't know what else to describe it as, the poster hit it pretty much on the head. It's not lymphocystis, it's not cryptocaryon, it's like tumours under the skin.

I'll tag along on this thread to see if anybody else knows what it is, because I'dl ike to know too

Jenn