lump on body

[monching]

I need help guys�� one of my PB developed a lump on the left side of its body near its head. Can you please identify and the best remedy or cure for it. There's 13 discus in the tank and it's the only one who has it. WC 80% daily. All water parameters are okay.
inputs will be highly appreciated.
Thanks and God bless,
Ramon

[MadMatt]

I have never seen this before on any of my guys, interested to see what others say, was the Discus in a spar with another Discus and smashed into something?
Is the bump growing???
It doesn't really look like a wound from a scrape or poke.
I would be inclined to poke at it... But I think I would ask here first...lol

[Phillydubs]

I was going to say that looks more like a gash than a bump... Any tank decorations ? Drift wood or something else with a jagged edge? I had one of mine a while back really gash up on something and I qt in a hospital tank with a mix of furan 2 and sea salt and he was good in a week healed nicely. Does this one seem to be eating and acting fine? If so. Prob a flesh wound.

[monching]

The only thing inside the tank are the 2 exhaust or out take(whichever you want to call it) of the filters. Even my heater is an inline one that's outside the tank. I'm not sure if he had a fight with the others but it sure is getting big. I noticed it about 3 days ago as a small white spot which I thought is a scale (not even sure if discus has scales) but it is growing. The lump is getting bigger.

[jmf3460]

did this start as just a pimple? if so sometimes the pimples can fall off and the hole they leave behind can become infected. it looks bacterial can you net it and put some antibiotic cream on it, like Neosporin??

[monching]

I tried epsom salt after a water change last night and it looks like it's peeling off this morning, will net it and put medicine on it this afternoon as soon as I arrived home. Thanks Jacklyn.

[Second Hand Pat]

Here is how to treat with iodine http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showth...ne-H2O2-etc%29 which is what I would do.
Pat

[nc0gnet0]

I know you were doing your best to get a good picture, but can you ease up on the zoom and try another pic? The very first picture it appears to be something growing from the inside out (tumor). Can't say for sure though.

[monching]

Thanks for the input Pat. Will line it up as one of the remedy/solution. I believed I've done this before on one of my goldfish. Tincture of iodine we call it.�� much appreciated.

[monching]

I know you were doing your best to get a good picture, but can you ease up on the zoom and try another pic? The very first picture it appears to be something growing from the inside out (tumor). Can't say for sure though.

Didn't do any zooming in Ric, just trying to take it as close as possible. It's a little bit hard to do it on a moving subject. Will try it again as soon as arrive home. Thanks a lot.

[pitdogg2]

did this start as just a pimple? if so sometimes the pimples can fall off and the hole they leave behind can become infected. it looks bacterial can you net it and put some antibiotic cream on it, like Neosporin??

If you need to use neosporin make sure it is the Vaseline based not cream based, it will stay in the water much better plus works better if you dry the area before application

[monching]

If you need to use neosporin make sure it is the Vaseline based not cream based, it will stay in the water much better plus works better if you dry the area before application

Thanks for the input Ivan, much appreciated. Can I use polisporin too?

[pitdogg2]

Thanks for the input Ivan, much appreciated. Can I use polisporin too?

as long as its an ointment, I see no reason not to. It does only has two of the ingredients of Neosporin though. Neomycin sulfate has been used in aquariums for many years with good results if it was me and it came to this I'd want it all in there.

[monching]

update guys, i just came home from work and find the lump almost doubled it's size and the fish in question is only using it's left fin sparingly, it is often just in it's side maybe the poor guy is in pain. Just did a 100% WC and will net the fish after and apply polysporin on the affected area. will wipe it dry first to see what it is. hoping for the best.

[monching]

Update again, Just net the said fish and wipe the affected area with cotton bud, seen nothing but a wound that I believed got infected. Applied polysporin ointment in the affected area and put the guy back in the tank. closely monitoring from hereon in.