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Hi,

Anybody ever seen this on your guys? I've had him for about 3 months and he is healthy and active. Do I need to be concerned about this - He's had it since I brought him home. The lump has grown just a little.
Thanks for your help and comments. It's right above the small circle and boxed in.

Jim

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Look up some pictures of Lyphocystis. Maybe this is what it is. If so there is no cure, but the fish can live a long time with it. While slightly contagious, I would go ahead and keep other fish with this one, in a community setting, but no breeding pairs, and be careful about moving fish out of this tank, they might carry it to another tank.

Perhaps it's just swelling from an injury. That's all it looks like to me.

Thats a relief! I have 15 clowns in my 125g and he is one of the largest of the 12. Thanks Diana !

It does look like it was scraped up a bit towards the tail after the bump. Has the loach been fighting or is there anything in the tank that it could get stuck in?

What you see is what you get....this is exactly the way I got him. He wasnt the best specimen but the price was right for a six incher!

I saw something like that come and go (wasn't there for more than a few days I think) on one of my loaches once, for whatever that might be worth...

He's had it since day 1 when I got him - lump doesnt seem to be getting bigger -hoping for the best.

i have a yoyo and she occasionally gets a lump a bit like that. it comes up quickly and dissapears quickly. Odd. she seems fine though, and none of the others have had one

Helen - Thanks, I hope its some kind of wart.