Lymphocystis: MYSTERY Aquarium Disease
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- Опубликовано: 11 июл 2024
- This disease can be very difficult to catch early -- the signs can be overlooked because they aren't obvious at first. If you have aquarium fish of any kind -- not just African cichlids or American cichlids -- then you need to learn about the disease no one is talking about. It's called lymphocystis, and your fish may already have it. Watch to learn what it is, what the symptoms are, how fish contract the disease, and how to treat.
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Timecodes
0:00 - Intro
00:32 - Infected Fish
03:47 - Quarantine
04:09 - The Disease
05:26 - Treatment
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Do you have a good system for dealing with aquarium diseases? What’s your quarantine setup?
Thanks for sharing this information to me your information is very informative as you said uthanase I've done that i use clove oil but when i know medication won't work just love your vids keep up the work bro
Have you tried soaking Gary's food in aquarium water
@@Mid-Americabulldogs garlic guard with maybe Metro Plex mixed
@dennispeleg7843 yeah I soak in vita chem and garlic guard and couple others as well.. but when I don't use supplements. I soak the food for a few minutes so it digest and easier to eat
@@Mid-Americabulldogs facts.
I appreciate that you not only share beautiful videos of your fish, but also the difficult issues you face as a fishkeeper like deceases and other problems and how to deal with them. Very useful.
Thanks a lot - we all go through the ups and downs. If my bad times can help someone else like you, then I’m happy to share. Too bad I wasn’t doing a video on someone else’s infected fish though…🤫😉
Love your videos it is liam
Hi Liam! Thank you and thank you also for reminding me it’s you. I will never remember by your RUclips name.
I have a 2and 3 ft tanks ready to go with a sponge filter in each running nonstop, because African cichlids are unpredictable, you never know what can happen out of the blue . Metroplex and praziquantrel + general cure with focus and garlic guard for masking medicine tastes. Hope all goes well mate, great video as this can happen to anyone anytime being prepared for immediate action can be the difference. Good luck hope they all get well soon
Awesome comment, Stefanos. Thank you.
Good Day! Loved the channel my brother!! You know us bald guys have to stick together. Question for you: What is the name of a 3 - 4' peacock that I could put in a single fish display tank? I am not really an African cichlid guy but I love the colors and living vicariously through you.
I can’t think of many peacocks that stay that small. Most are about 6”. The ngara flame tail is about 4-5 usually but that’s all I can think of. There could be some, but I’m just not aware of any. You might consider an Apistogramma tank they are Americans though. Thanks for the encouragement and you’re right, we have to stick together!!
@@CichlidCharmer thanks appreciate your response.
This is what I was talking about on the phone couple weeks back.
I knew it was lymph something.
But incurable, and what got my furk.
This was a really good video.
You really never see a video about this.
I have spare tanks, but this spread a little bit more severely in my tank and I have about five individuals and I don’t have a tank big enough for that. I’ve been doing 2 to 3 water changes a week on the main tank.
I just try to make my tank as healthy as possible basically everything you’ve already suggested!
Great job man
Right! If you get a lot of fish infected at the same time you need a bunch of hospital tanks OR a HUGE ass one. You’re doing all you can. I hope the symptoms disappear soon. Thank you for the nice comment! I appreciate you, Steve!
Watched your video and I was wondering if you have ever heard of minnfinn I think I would try that there is videos on you tube about it
I haven’t actually. I’ll have to check it out. Thank you!
@@CichlidCharmer yeah Ive used it before and works great and you can apply it to a cute tip and apply directly to infected areas
Fish diseases always suck. Maybe try some salt as its the cure all for everything. As for feeding maybe some frozen/thawed brine shrimp or mysis would be easier on the pallet and doesnt involve a lot of chewing. Just a thought. Appreciate the updates on this. Best of luck with it and enjoy the visiting family time ❤
Thanks man! Salt does give a boost to the old immune system, you’re right. I just bought some frozen actual shrimp from Costco.
The Amazon heater review reference is so accurate 😂
I know! So frustrating lol
Aw Poor Gary how is he doing, thank you for this info I have heard of this disease but never have seen what it can really do to our fish, where do you think it first came from. Not too long ago I received an online Rubescens who is doing great but now my Fire Red Uganda looks pretty rough no sores on him, but I do know the Rubescens picks on him and everyone else. Now I think I better go and get some hospital tanks and quarantine both fish, not together lol. Thank you so much for this warning and great info.
Not sure at all where it came from, but you know that stuff is probably already in the water and their immune system takes care of it. But you’re a nurse, so you know better than I do. My ruby red was an ass also 🧐. You probably don’t have any lympho in there, but it sounds like he could use a break. Monty looks 100% like he’s living the good life. Fins flexing, good color, nice appetite…
@@CichlidCharmer Nice to hear Gary is doing so much better poor dude looked so bad. I tried to scoop out the Uganda, but he was zooming all over the tank hiding, darting from me so I thought "fine just stay in there" if you have that much energy, you're fine" I do want him out of there and swap a mean fish from another tank a Auratus that is being a terrorist in that tank and see how much he likes the biggest jerk of my fish his name is "jerk" a little Demasoni in the first tank.....that should do it right ha!
Oh no, Gary it wasn’t Gary that was doing better. It was Monty. He LOVES being alone. Even in a 10g tank 😀. Unfortunately I decided to put Gary down. No improvement, difficulty eating. Not a good life, and there was no way I’d put him back in Alcatraz not knowing if the lips were just a permanent result of the virus, or if he still had the virus. Can’t risk everyone else getting it.
Yeah I saw your post about your devil fish 😀
@@CichlidCharmer Oh NO, I got that mixed up, from the deepest part of my heart I'm so sorry you had to do that, I know this might not help at this time, but it sounds like you did the right thing all around for the poor dude. He was struggling for sure, again sorry........Polly~
I wanted to ask you a question. Would you be willing to make a video on common and uncommon fish diseases and viruses? Im currently dealing with a bit of black spotting accumulating on my fish. It is not affecting all of my fish but it is affecting my sulfer head, and a few other fish. Just an idea but love the videos man. Great quality🤟🏻
Thanks for the suggestion. Someday I would like to do that. Right now I have too much on my plate to tackle that topic. Thank you for the compliment as well!
Is it a raised growth, or just discoloration? Cichlids seem to bruise a distinct black in areas where they've had bites or encountered a rock.
I dont have any decore in my tank
@@tylerplante7073check this out: aquariumscience.org/index.php/10-10-black-spots/
Thank you for helping!
Any update on your fish. I think I have the same disease in my tank. My Peacock OB bottom lip looks like it might have a growth.. Look to see if you've made any progress with I think his name is Gary?
I've had this popping up in my cichlid tanks for several years. I had no idea what it was until a few months ago. I was just Googling "cichlid fish tumors" and got no useful information. I euthanized some that were really bad and snipped the growths off the fins where I could. Probably just luck, but of course, it seemed to mostly affect my best looking peacocks. I tried every medication I could think of, eventually using SeaChem Polyguard. I don't know if that is having any effect yet, but we'll see. Thanks for doing this video. I'm sure it's going to help someone out there, because lymphocystis is a real bummer.
What a pain this disease is. It’s a virus, so I don’t think that’ll help. I do hope your guy clears up though.
My frontosa had a white spot on top fin for months. I never knew what it was. When i got him he didnt take the move well and almost died. Completely upside down for 4 days, fins rotting away and huge white leasions growing on his body. I was just throwing meds in the tank and after four days he flipped back over, once he recovered he had a white dot on top fin. Eventually went away on its own.
No way - that’s an amazing story! I’ve never had a fish come back from being upside down. That’s awesome!
Marineland used to make a medication called All in One, that was supposed to be useful against viruses. It seems to not be available any longer. Tetra Lifeguard is pretty cheap, though, and claims the same thing. Perhaps it would at least reduce the chances of spreading it to tank mates if used in small doses. It looks to be pretty gnarly stuff that will kill anything, so I'm going to cautiously try it out on one tank for a while and see what happens. I don't have a lot to lose on the endeavor, because believe me, it's not going to disappear on it's own.
Thank you for the info! I keep looking for signs of the disease in Alcatraz, but nothing so far.
Maybe as the pellets get softer with water, he will be able to eat them. I feed my guys Big Fella, and for one smaller Star Sapphire female they are almost too big for her(but she's growing fast). I notice she eats more after the water has softened them up.
Maybe Gary will do that as well.
That’s very smart. Mine are already softer because I presoak them, but they aren’t soggy like they get in the tank.
@@CichlidCharmer now that you responded, I want to tell you that your presentation is not only helpful on here, but entertaining and funny as well. Take care, Brother. Hope your little buddies heal well!
@@faithnoman2635 well thank you so much! Encouragement like yours really helps me in the face of adversity 🥰
Lymphocystus is mostly a condition that only affects the fish with it, sort of like a cold sore. This being said it’s generally not contagious but can spread to other fish. I had a fish a spot on his nose, it grew to the point where it was nearly blocking vision on that side of his face. This being said I had a different problem happening in the tank and when I changed over the substrate and decor (over 2-3 weeks not immediately) the spot shrank and nearly vanished. All that is left is a spot. Hope Gary can rebuild his appetite, stay happy and healthy my friend 😊❤
Aw thanks for the info about your fish. Glad he recouped! I’m keeping everyone quarantined until the signs are gone for about a month to play it safe.
@@CichlidCharmerdo what you feel is best, care is always best coming from the person caring for the tank, second hand info can point to a direction but it’s simply too complicated to assume something and not know the water can be like DNA to this fish. Hard to change and built in, I’m hoping everything works out and stay happy and healthy my friend 😊❤
So how do you euthanized a fish. Looking at your video I think my yellow tail acei has the disease. The fish eyes were popping and at times bloating. I've quarantine twice to no avail. Now sunken belly and issues eating will chew spit chew spit.
It's awful. My old Venustus had it in his mouth. He was such a super cool placid fish. I did a lot of looking up on it and I drew 2 conclusions from whjat I read: 1) It is spread through direct contact (so a slight bump into another fish at feeding time would do it). 2) I was delaying the inevitible/suffering etc (Got to the point he was struggling to eat).
Damage limitation happened (the WORST part of fish keeping). Apparently it's a virus that nearly all aquarium fish carry, but (thankfully) one that doesn't always show it's ugly head with the growths
That IS awful. Sounds like your guy was like mine. I did decide to put him down btw. Very sad, but I didn’t see his condition improving at all. Not fair to him to let him suffer, and in a smaller tank at that. Thanks, Paul.
@@CichlidCharmeras man. Such a shame. We just need to remember, they live a good life. Spoilt by the best food and care a fish could wish for
Sorry your fish went through this.
Thanks, Dennis!
@@CichlidCharmer they'll get back to 100%! We've all been through little hiccups
Are you familiar with monster fish keepers? There’s some extremely knowledgeable people there including microbiologists and ichthyologists that might be able to help you
I’ve heard of them and occasionally look at postings there. Yeah maybe someone there would have additional info.
@@CichlidCharmer I’m a regular there, I wish I could help but diseases aren’t something I know much about fortunately, lol but I know some that could definitely help if it gets worse. Hopefully it gets better!
Why is it that no one talks about filtration during treatment. I'm turning blue over here and pulling my hair out. 😰☠️👴🏿😭😂
Don’t pull your hair out or you’ll look like me. My filtration in the hospital tanks is just a sponge. Didn’t feel the need to go too far there. This isn’t a full video on how to medicate your fish, and this disease doesn’t require medication. So… I mean, use a filter.
@@CichlidCharmerok thanks. On another note. I'm actually treating my fish for ich and it was wondering about the filtration