Really Curious: Goldfish!

[Bubbles O_0]

Hi,

I’m most curious about a growth on my long-bodied goldfish; something quite unusual:

•It is a “raspberry-like” growth at the top of the fish’s body, just behind the head (behind the gills). The growth does not cause any obstruction to the gills.
•It appears to be a soft growth, softening the scales in the affected area, and almost appears to be filled with fluid.
•The growth is about the size of a small peanut, and has stopped growing any larger.
•It appeared in about the last 6 months.
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The fish doesn’t seem affected by this growth, and feeds and behaves quite normally. Please let me know if you have ANY idea or experience of this, or what might have caused it.

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[fluttermoth]

I'm afraid these kinds of growths are quite common in goldies, and usually turn out to be tumours.

There's not really a lot you can do, although it might be worth trying a course of a good bacterial med (I always recommend Myxazin, as I've had good results with that myself in the past) just to rule that out.

There's also a chance that it could be 'carp pox', but that tends to look smooth and waxy, or a wart. Both of those are caused by a virus, and again there's no cure as such

 

[Bubbles O_0]

Thanks fluttermoth. Yeah, I think I'll probably try the bacterial treatment and see.