Mandarine Dragonet

[Kea Sasaki]

I need help because my mandarine dragonet has alot of bumps all over it and i dont know what to do i just got it too help.
The bumps are atleast 1/4 of an inch big and its all over the fish's body and the water is perfect compared to the charts i found on the internet. The color of the bumps are white and now there are scratch-like markings on the back tails of the fish. The fish is in a 25 gallon tank with no tank mates. But I bought this fish from Petco and the next day i went all of their salt water fish were under quarantine. I put a whole bunch of brine shrimp into the tank hoping that he will eat it. He has been staying upright the whole time but he rarely moves like when i look at him from the front and hes right there he will not move but just flip his fins really quick. he is also losing his color like hes dark and his colors barely show and he never lifts up his fins like the pictures on the internet. The fish is also breathing fast but not as hard as if it was really sick or needing oxygen. I also threw a bubble rock and a bubble machine into the tank so he would have more oxygen. There is also like about 20 bumps and there are also on its fins and pectoral finsdoes any of this help you guys too?

 

[kj23502]

A lot of bumps all over doesn't tell us much.

What color approx size of bumps? Does the fish eat? Breathing hard? Laying sideways? What are the water stats for your tank?

 

[n3ont3tra]

Pictures are always helpful.

Try this:
http/www.nationalfishpharm.com/fish_dise..._disorders.html

 

[seffieuk]

Picture would be helpful but also tank stats etc and how long you have had the Mandy

Seffie x

 

[drago]

I had one of this fishes, what else do you have in the tank. It could be ich which means the fish isn't happy, try giving it a fresh water bath for about 3 minutes. How big is the tank that you have him in?

 

[humpy_the_humphead_wrasse]

woow. dont prescribe something befor u know what it is drago. at this stage all we know is that the fish has bumps/ theres been no answer as to colour or size yet so at the very most all a freshwater bath could end up doing is weakening it. yes we need

-water stats
-tank mates
-picture or description of what the bumps look like, their colour and how many and how big they are.

bumps are not a common thing and i sure havent come across them in my aquarium or from keeping up with this forums so more info should be given befor action is taken. are u sure it doesnt just have a belly bulge from eating lots etc?

 

[shibby]

ive seen bumps and almost warts on a group of clown gobys i think that was down to fighting though since once seperated they seemed to recover well.

pictures are always good though