Whitecloud with odd growth

S-kate

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Oct 21, 2005
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One of my white clouds has an odd growth on its abdomen. Its a round white bump. Also yesterday one of my Otos died and I'm thinking the two are connected. My perameters are:
0 ammonia
0 nitrite
0-5 nitrate
ph- 7.6

The rest of the fish seem fine, I'm going to try to get a picture with my roommates digital camera, they keep moving too fast to get a good one.

Edit:

Ok having trouble with the pics, and I have to go to a meeting. So more later.
 

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Lotus

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I know it's hard to take pics of those things. Does it look like a big pimple?

I had some kind of internal parasite in my fish, and the pimple thing turned out to be a worm, which was really gross. It also killed my fish. :( As far as I know, the parasite didn't infect anything else.

Did you notice anything on the oto?
 

S-kate

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Oct 21, 2005
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#5
It does look like a big pimple. The oto looked normal, though he did seem a bit plumper than usual for a couple days. I didn't think it was a problem because otos are supposed to be a bit plump.
 

S-kate

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Oct 21, 2005
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Ok I'm now noticing some dark spots on a few of the other white clouds. What is going on? One of the white clouds looks like he has a bite taken out of him. If this is worms how do I treat the tank? Will salt do it?

Edit: one of them is now floating. My poor little fish what is happening?
 

S-kate

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Oct 21, 2005
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#8
I've had the whiteclouds for about a year, one is new and that was the one that died. the spots now look like little lines, I think they are worms.

The gourami nips occasionally and they nip him ocasionally. It is never a constant bullying though.
 

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