Skin tags/ white 3D growths on sharknose goby

[PeterLL]

Hi everyone,
My sharknose in quarantine has these growths. Currently the QT has chloroquine phosphate and is about 5 days into the 39 day treatment, but these growths look very different to the white spot. What do you think?

Thank you

 

[Big G]

Looks like Lymphocystis. Great quality water and a wide variety of foods + vitamins, specifically Beta Glucan works well with Lympho.

Lymphocystis

Lymphocystis What You Need To Know: * This is a virus that many fish carry for life. The white nodules (cauliflower-like growths) can grow both externally and internally; so symptoms are not always visible. * There is no known cure for Lympho. However, feeding vitamin-enriched foods and...

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[PeterLL]

Looks like Lymphocystis. Great quality water and a wide variety of foods + vitamins, specifically Beta Glucan works well with Lympho.

Lymphocystis

Lymphocystis What You Need To Know: * This is a virus that many fish carry for life. The white nodules (cauliflower-like growths) can grow both externally and internally; so symptoms are not always visible. * There is no known cure for Lympho. However, feeding vitamin-enriched foods and...

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Thank you, is this something that can transfer and infect a whole tank or does it just go away on its own with good husbandry?
It’s in a QT tank so I’d like to eradicate it completely before it goes to a main tanm
Cheers

 

[PeterLL]

Sorry I’ve read the thread and seen it’s contagious and untreatable. I’m assuming when the lymph’s go away the virus is still present? Is there anything I can do to not let the main display tank get infected with it?
Cheers

 

[Big G]

Yes, once the fish has the virus it will have it for life. So we manage the outbreaks of the virus presenting the spots.
Your questions are good ones.
Breeders and some hobbyists will isolate the fish if it presents. But for most of us enhancing the fish's immune system usually is the best path. The thinking is that when Lympho presents its because the fish's immune system is under some sort of stress. So we do our best with pristine water quality, a wide variety of foods + vitamins, low stress environment which could be stressors from both inside the tank and outside the tank.
Highly recommend you try the Beta Glucan.

Beta-glucan as an Immune Stimulant in Marine Aquaria

By Christine Williams Inevitably as reefkeepers we do things that stress our fish and invertebrates: bringing new animals in, moving them from tank to tank,

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[PeterLL]

Yes, once the fish has the virus it will have it for life. So we manage the outbreaks of the virus presenting the spots.
Your questions are good ones.
Breeders and some hobbyists will isolate the fish if it presents. But for most of us enhancing the fish's immune system usually is the best path. The thinking is that when Lympho presents its because the fish's immune system is under some sort of stress. So we do our best with pristine water quality, a wide variety of foods + vitamins, low stress environment which could be stressors from both inside the tank and outside the tank.
Highly recommend you try the Beta Glucan.

Beta-glucan as an Immune Stimulant in Marine Aquaria

By Christine Williams Inevitably as reefkeepers we do things that stress our fish and invertebrates: bringing new animals in, moving them from tank to tank,

reefs.com

Awesome thank you for the response - so is either get rid of the 3 fish in quarantine, or infect the 3 fish in he display tank?
Looks like ill just have role with it and let it in the tank, and just feed well, from the sounds of it most fishkeepers have this in their tank anyway?

Ill have a look at feeding beta glucan for sure,
cheers