Actually I am tending to wonder if it could be a tumor more than anything because
1)if it were an internal parasite she would be emaciated and she is not
2)if it were ick or black ick or brook. among several other diseases she would have many other symtoms which she does not have
3)the male has nothing(and never has), not a sign of any disease and it were a external parasite (and considering how many there would have to be for her to be affected this much) he would have to contract something
I really doubt it's an external parasite and a fresh water dip would not affect an internal parasite even if that (internal parasite) is what the problem is and considering that it's unlikely she has an external parasite a f.d. would only aggrevate her situation.
Yes I thought about long term hyposalinity but considering the state she is in I really doubt that she has all that long. This morning when I found her she was floating (the movement from her, from my first impression could have been from water movement) and I thought she was dead and when I realized she wasn't is when I was wondering if I should put her out of her misery.
I think I'm going to try this- I'm going to qtank her with come cuprimine (Seachem) (copper) and see how that goes. Pipzine is what is recommened for internal parasites (most often) but copper is also recommened (althought most claim that pipzine works best in internal parasites) and covers more problems that pipzine.
Thanks for all the responses, if there are any other suggestions please let me know I'm winging it right now and hoping for the best. I'll let you know how it goes.
Ps. Does anyone have any pics of tumors in fish? where they are most often to present themselves? Any other reasons for one region bloating?
Pss. Another reason why I believe it to be something other than a disease is that she use to be a real pig and then she didn't want to eat in the morning and then she became a little more picky and then ate somedays not others.........basically her eating over the past few months her appetite has slowly diminished, making me wonder if it was this growth / bloating under her mouth?!
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