Red Ulcer/wound On Silver Molly

[elle]

Hi,

My Silver molly has red marks either side of its face on its gills. They are getting worse and on one side it looks like an open wound and seems to be getting worse.

This morning I also noticed a brown/yellow lump on the side of its body which resembles velvet. I have quarantined the fish and treated the water with some salt but I'm not sure what the best course of action is to take as I am very new to looking after tropical fish.

The same fish was prone to "white spot" a couple of weeks ago but this seemed to cure itself by turning the temperature up.

Tank size: 60x38x30 (H x D x W)

4 mollies, 2 rams, 1 angelfish, 4 neon tetras (Rams and AngelFish new introductions)

Also, what equipment is needed for a quarantine tank?!?

Hope you can help ar offer any advice. Thanks.
Elle

 

[WILDER]

Can you post water stats in ammonia,nitrite,nitrate,and ph, you will need a heater for the issolation tank, if you don't have a filter you just test water quality daily, to see if you need to do a water change, if so just add the amount of med back to the water removed.

You have a bacteria infection on top of the parasites, not the writer of this information below.
Septicemia



Symptoms:

Fish may have reddening at fin bases, blood streaks throughout the fins and body, small hemorrhages around the eyes. Dull listless behavior and lack of appetite may also be present.



Cause:

Systemic bacterial infection caused by various bacteria, including Aeromonas, Pseudomonas and Vibrio. The illness is often brought on by poor water quality or as a result of parasitic infestations or other infections. These bacteria enter the blood stream and circulate through the tissues causing inflammation and damage. Inflamed blood vessels in the skin and at fin bases stand out. Blood vessel and heart tissue damage cause hemorrhaging and consequently leakage of body fluids into the abdomen, which may lead to Dropsy.



Treatment:

Water conditions must be improved for all fish in the tank, regardless of how many fish are infected. Check your water’s Treat with Kanacyn or Tetracycline as well as with a medicated food if the fish will eat. If parasites are suspected, all the fish in the tank should be treated with antiparasitic medication. Using salt to help restore osmotic balance might be helpful.

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

Hi,

My Silver molly has red marks either side of its face on its gills. They are getting worse and on one side it looks like an open wound and seems to be getting worse.

This morning I also noticed a brown/yellow lump on the side of its body which resembles velvet. I have quarantined the fish and treated the water with some salt but I'm not sure what the best course of action is to take as I am very new to looking after tropical fish.

The same fish was prone to "white spot" a couple of weeks ago but this seemed to cure itself by turning the temperature up.

Tank size: 60x38x30 (H x D x W)

4 mollies, 2 rams, 1 angelfish, 4 neon tetras (Rams and AngelFish new introductions)

Also, what equipment is needed for a quarantine tank?!?

Hope you can help ar offer any advice. Thanks.
Elle

A quarentine tank is no different from a normal tropical fish tank set up(filter, heater, lighting and some decor) but it needs to be large enough to temporarily hold you new fish for at least a week, most quarentine tanks are 10gals+ but it depends on what fish you have and want to have- the only issue is keeping it cycled(for more info on cycling tanks check out the pinned articles in the beginner section ).

Have you ever tested your water for ammonia, nitrates and nitrites and how long has the tank been set up?
Can you describe the yellow/brown lump in more detail and get some pics(if you can, they help alot) at all?
Velvet should look like this;

http/www.fishpalace.org/velvet_shawnprescott.jpg

http/www.fishpalace.org/velvet_qianhu.jpg

and whitespot like this;

http/www.fishpalace.org/ich_bobjohnson.jpg

Its important you don't medicate your fish unesarsarily, are you positive your fish had whitespot previously? The lump doesn't sound much like velvet.

 

[elle]

Hi,

The Fish Tank itself is about 2 months old. I took a water sample to the LFS yesterday and all the readings were good, 0 for Ammonia and Nitrites, below 10 for Nitrates, the PH level is slightly high at 8.1 but this is normal for my area in the UK apparantly.

Looking at those pics, you're right, its not Velvet. I'm pretty sure it had "white spot" before although the spots themselves did make the fish look a little furry so perhaps that was Velvet?!?! Anyway, turning the temperature up seemed to resolve that problem.

Not sure about this yellow/brown lump. Its about 3mm in size and once again has a "furry" look to it. My main concern was the ulcers though.

Cant really afford the isolation tank and all the equipment needed within (heater, filter etc!)....so I purchased a isolation net and placed it in the tank (replacing a sealed bag which I was using before) as at least the water will now be aereated. The infected fish is a molly which has ulcers on both its gills and now also showing a small brown/yellowy lump on one side near the tail. I bought some Anti-Internal Bacteria treatment yesterday and treated the whole tank so we'll see what happens. As the water condition is good it is perhaps just a weak fish.

Cheers,
Gary

 

[WILDER]

Does it sound like this, not the writer of this information below, how raised are the bumps as columnaris comes in many forms.
Nodular Disease



Symptoms:

Symptoms include smooth, yellowish-white lumps or boils (cysts) anywhere on the fish's body. The size of cysts vary from a few millimeters to a centimeter and are usually spherical or oval although some may be elongated or irregularly shaped. Nodular disease is generally confined to Carp but can affect a variety of aquarium fish, particularly Cichlids.



Cause:

Microsporidian and myxosporidian parasites such as Ichthyosporidium, Nosema, Myxobolus, and Henneguya and also the fungus Dermocystidium. These single-celled spores can multiply and spread rapidly. Their life cycle begins in the intestinal tract of a fish following ingestion. Here the spores enter the bloodstream, penetrating internal organs before forming visible cysts and boils on the fish's body. When these cysts rupture, millions of spores are released, perpetuating the cycle.



Treatment:

Unfortunately, no effective medication or chemical remedy is currently recognized. Disinfect any tanks and all equipment that have contained infected fish.