snackpack
Active Member
We purchased a Zebra barred dart fish a few months ago. It looked great when it first went in the tank for about two weeks, then it developed a "fat lip". We've seen it get better and we've seen it get worse, but we don't believe it's ever gone away entirely. I've been reading up on Lymphocystis - it looks like that, but it's localized to only it's mouth. From what we've been reading, lympho typically spreads over multiple parts of the fish over time. It could be an injury, but it's been like this for a little over two months. I'd imagine it should be healed by now if it was.
We did not do a QT before adding to the tank. Our seller does a rigorous QT procedure before offering any livestock up for sale. There are no other symptoms along with this, other than him being a bit "dumb". He's got a strong appetite and comes up to the surface for feeding, but usually misses the food and tries to eat air a few times before he actually finds the food. We've been feeding a mixture of PE pellets, frozen mysis, and freeze dried brine. Once or twice a week we'll soak the food in Selcon.
It's hard to get a decent picture, as this guy doesn't stay still for very long.
We want to transfer him into the 120 gallon, but are hesitant to introduce something into an otherwise healthy tank, if he's contagious or if it's a parasite.
We did not do a QT before adding to the tank. Our seller does a rigorous QT procedure before offering any livestock up for sale. There are no other symptoms along with this, other than him being a bit "dumb". He's got a strong appetite and comes up to the surface for feeding, but usually misses the food and tries to eat air a few times before he actually finds the food. We've been feeding a mixture of PE pellets, frozen mysis, and freeze dried brine. Once or twice a week we'll soak the food in Selcon.
It's hard to get a decent picture, as this guy doesn't stay still for very long.
We want to transfer him into the 120 gallon, but are hesitant to introduce something into an otherwise healthy tank, if he's contagious or if it's a parasite.
