Reply With QuoteOne of our fellow apisto fanatic also had cyst, what he did is manually catch the bugger out and isolate the fella and remove the cyst.
cyst need a host, so if u isolate them one by one it'll eliminate the problem.
furry plant grower
After observing the above in my tanks for 1 year or more, I decided to post this to share my observations as well as to seek a cure or at least a prophylactic.
My tanks have developed this cyst that shows up only on the rasbora/boraras. It is a white lump that appears at the side somewhere above the stomach, along the lateral line.
Affected fish behaves normally, even schooling at the onset of the disease. Eventually, the rear part of the infected fish wastes away, getting smaller than the head part. In some cases, some bleeding appear for a day or two beside the whitish lump on the fish's side. Swimming becomes clumsy, the spine may become deformed and it doesn't school anymore.
All this time, it keeps its appetite and vigour. Normally only one will be affected at one time, causing me to think that it is only a deformed fish.
I noticed that when I remove the infected fish another will take its place to carry the lump.
All other fauna in the same tank are not affected by this infection.
I have SAE, Gastromyzon punctatus, Beaufortia kweichowensis, Homaloptera sp., Ancistrus sp., Pangio khuli, Trichopsis vittatus, T. pumila, ANNs, Nannostomus marginatus, N. beckfordi, Otocinclus sp., Trigonostigma heteromorpha, T. espei, T. hengli, Boraras maculatus, B. brigittae, B. merah, B. urophthalmoides all mixed together in my tanks, but only the Trigonostigmas and Boraras show any signs of the disease.
Any thoughts, advise? Sorry I don't own a camera.
Warm regards,
Lawrence Lee
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Philippians 4:8
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One of our fellow apisto fanatic also had cyst, what he did is manually catch the bugger out and isolate the fella and remove the cyst.
cyst need a host, so if u isolate them one by one it'll eliminate the problem.
Cheers!
Benetay
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Hi GaspingGurami,
Can you tell us which Rasboras that is? I am also facing an mysterious infection with my Fire raboras( Vaterfloris ) but the spots are red, the symtoms are the same, fish feeding and schooling like nothing happen. But mine is contagious abeit slowly. I have tried almost everything and still got no effect, frustrating.....( this infection only infect the fire rasboras only, the others are infection free. )
Something about the water & the fishes that calms me down.
furry plant grower
The infection on mine have affected all 3 types of Trigonostigma, and the B. maculatus. The B. urop turns black, so I'm not sure if it is the same disease. OTOH, the B. brigittae have diplayed a whitish patch at the side where the dark spot is supposed to be. So far no lumps have developed after 3 months, so I still observing.Originally Posted by michael lai
Hi GaspingGurami,
Can you tell us which Rasboras that is? I am also facing an mysterious infection with my Fire raboras( Vaterfloris ) but the spots are red, the symtoms are the same, fish feeding and schooling like nothing happen. But mine is contagious abeit slowly. I have tried almost everything and still got no effect, frustrating.....
In my case it do not develop red spots. It shows up as a small white lump on the side that sometimes bleed just a tiny spot of blood. It is not virulent in my experience. Seems only 1 fish will manifest the disease while the others are possibly carriers till I remove the obviously infected one. A few days later, another fish will take over the dubious honour of displaying the lump
Warm regards,
Lawrence Lee
brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things.
Philippians 4:8
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