Plz help : black clownfish w/ a whitish spot (not ich)

[walloutlet]

Mine had these white bumps or growths or something on them after a couple days of picking them up. Its kinda tough to see but its the round white dot on its side.

They are in QT in this picture cause I was worried it was ich but it turns out it was something completely different. I would have to lookup what it was called and get back here but basically the only thing that made it go away was lots of water changes. I was told it wasn't life threatening and that it would go away after a while, which it did.

[walloutlet]

Ok that was easier than I thought to find what I was told earlier.

Quote from Myka (whom always seems to know something about everything, very smart gal)

"That is not ich, that is Lymphocystis virus. Do a Google on it. It's not treatable, but isn't very detrimental, it tends to go away on it's own, but can take several months. It's good to keep them in QT though because when the virus falls off it can move to another host. While it's on the fish though it is not contagious. It's common on clowns and particularly yellow tangs for some reason. You should not be treating them with any medication for this."

Hope this helps.

I know a guy in Vernon BC that has a dansel with one of these Lymphocystis tumers on its tail and is does not seem to bother it any.
+1 to Myka is very good at what she knows and helps many people.

Bill

[ottoman]

Thank you, people. Good information.

[edikpok]

Thanks for the info everyone.... in my case, I performed several water changes and the witish area disappeared... don't know what it was but glad it is gone!