My little girl has a lump on her chin... T^T

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Tree

Discussion Starter · Apr 30, 2014

Housing
What size is your tank? 2.6 gallon
What temperature is your tank? 78
Does your tank have a filter? Yes a sponge filter
Does your tank have an air stone or other type of aeration? None
Is your tank heated? Yes
What tank mates does your betta fish live with? Nerite snail

Food
What type of food do you feed your betta fish? Omega one pellets
How often do you feed your betta fish? 2 in the morning, 2 at night. Fast on Mondays.

Maintenance
How often do you perform a water change? NPT so 50% water change every Sunday
What percentage of the water do you change when you perform a water change? 50%
What type of additives do you add to the water when you perform a water change? Prime and Stress coat at times

Water Parameters:
Have you tested your water? If so, what are the following parameters?
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 10
pH: 8.0 to 8.2
Hardness: 180
Alkalinity:

Symptoms and Treatment
How has your betta fish's appearance changed: lump on chin
How has your betta fish's behavior changed? Normal
When did you start noticing the symptoms? 3 weeks ago
Have you started treating your fish? If so, how: I have treated her with Epsom salt, but that’s it.
Does your fish have any history of being ill? None
How old is your fish (approximately) 6 months old? (guessing)

Photo of the lump:

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haveyouhadyourteayet

· #2 · Apr 30, 2014

It looks kinda fuzzy, is that accurate?

Tree

Discussion Starter · #3 · Apr 30, 2014

I would have to check during the day. took these pictures late at night. I think I might want to move her into my QT tank tomorrow to get a better look at her conditions for sure and I will post a cleaner picture when I do. it looks more lumpy than fuzzy. but I could be wrong.

haveyouhadyourteayet

· #4 · Apr 30, 2014

Cool. Let us know!

Davina

· #5 · Apr 30, 2014

Oh what a cutie! =)

Hmm, strange yet familiar. Appearance-wise, it's actually very similar to what Dart's was like in the beginning but that doesn't necessarily mean anything. Personally, I would try some aquarium salt. Not the full 3x max, but maybe 2x and see if it does anything. Did the Epsom salt bring it down?

Tree

Discussion Starter · #6 · Apr 30, 2014

the Epsom salt shrunk it a little. but should I will try the Aquarium salt? I will be putting her in a QT tonight.

Davina

· #7 · Apr 30, 2014

That's good. Yes, I would try the AS too. Keep us posted.

haveyouhadyourteayet

· #8 · May 1, 2014

Don't use both at once!!

Tree

Discussion Starter · #9 · May 1, 2014

here is another shot of her. though its still blurry but you can see it a little better. bad news, I see a lump forming on her back in this picture. =(

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BettaLover13579

· #10 · May 1, 2014

This is a female right? If so I've read somewhere that a lump could be an oviduct or something like that. Here's a link that might help:
http://bubblesandbettas.blogspot.com/p/boy-or-girl.html

Tree

Discussion Starter · #11 · May 1, 2014

BettaLover13579 said:
This is a female right? If so I've read somewhere that a lump could be an oviduct or something like that. Here's a link that might help:
http://bubblesandbettas.blogspot.com/p/boy-or-girl.html

oh Hahaha no not her egg spot. this lump is right under her chin. =)

Davina

· #12 · May 1, 2014

Oh yes, I wouldn't use the Epsom at the same time as AS -- good point, haveyouhadyourteayet.

The ovipositor on her belly is no problem, of course. The very slight bump on her back is too tiny to tell in the pic, I think. Does it look more like something when you look at it, Tree?

pfenty

· #13 · May 1, 2014

Sending best wishes!

Tree

Discussion Starter · #14 · May 1, 2014

Davina said:
Oh yes, I wouldn't use the Epsom at the same time as AS -- good point, haveyouhadyourteayet.

The ovipositor on her belly is no problem, of course. The very slight bump on her back is too tiny to tell in the pic, I think. Does it look more like something when you look at it, Tree?

Yeah it looks more define when looking at her in person, but I hope I am wrong about what it might be. T^T

You see, I have a boy (Tuna) that has lymphocystis, and I hope I did not spread the virus. The only thing I share with the bettas is the gravel vacuum but I make sure to use very hot water to clean it once I am finished with his tank. (I do his tank last as well so that way the tube will dry out the next time I need to use it.)
I am trying to think of how she might have gotten it, if it is lymphocystis. I am thinking I might have placed a plant in her old tank that was in Tunas tank and forgot the virus spreads. T^T

thanks pfenty <3

Davina

· #15 · May 1, 2014

Sorry to hear about the lymphocystis.

Poor Tuna. Hopefully it hasn't spread. If it is lymph, AS won't do anything, right? I don't know much about it.

Tree

Discussion Starter · #16 · May 1, 2014

Nope, it wont help. but maybe it's not so I am still trying it. ^^

Tree

Discussion Starter · #17 · May 4, 2014

So I treated her with Epsom salt. nothing happened it didn't grow but did not shrink. So I moved her into my QT tank and added Fungus cure. I hope this will do the trick in getting rid of the lump. =( otherwise I might have to use Aquarium salt next. Or should I use General cure that I have?

Davina

· #18 · May 12, 2014

How is she?

Tree

Discussion Starter · #19 · May 13, 2014

her lump seems to be going down very very slowly. I tried treating her with Fungus cure but nothing was happening I kept her in the meds for 2 days and she started show signs of clamped fins from the meds so I took her out and she is fine. I think I will just keep her tank clean and watch it closely.

Thanks for asking =)

Davina

· #20 · May 13, 2014

That sounds like a good plan. So glad to hear she's doing okay and the lump is diminishing!

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