A. borelli tumour?

[RickE]

Hi All

I have a nice little pair of A. borelli but the male has had a 'growth' under his right eye for weeks now. I do plenty of water changes with RO water but I haven't treated with anything so far. I don't like to generally but I will if someone can come up with a god suggestion. It doesn't look fungal or like anything else I'm familiar with and is progressing very slowly. I'm beginning to wonder if it might be a tumour.

It has not affected him in any other way so far, still eating like a pig. Nothing else in the tank has it.

Any thoughts please?

Rick

 

[gerald]

Looks like a typical Mycobacterium lesion; difficult to treat. See this recent discussion and the Walstad article link at the end: http://www.apistogramma.com/forum/t...-looks-like-food-is-stuck-in-his-mouth.19766/

 

[RickE]

OK, thanks Gerald. I guess I'll just try and keep the water quality up. I might try some Myxazin because it's otherwise pretty harmless.