Lumpy the gold fish

[Taradna]

I have a gold fish he is in a hospital tank he has a pimple like bump on his side scales are apart enough you can see white and black spots inside the bump here are some photos help? I don't even know if I'm posting this is the right place he is three years old and he is still eating peas and being normal and it doesn't seem to bother him at all

 

[Autumnsky]

That is a pretty big bump. Unfortunately I do not know. Watch for any holes and any possible parasite coming out.

Watch his eyes, gills and vent also to see if there is any nearly invisible worm like creatures wiggling around.

I know there are tumors which fish can get some are not terminal, some just stay there.

How quickly since you have noticed it has it grown?

 

[King Fisher]

Is he constipated to the best of your knowledge? Might be worth fasting him for 3-4 days.

 

[King Fisher]

You might also dose the tank with Epsom salt. 1 TEAspoon per 5 gallons of water to start then work your way up to 1 TEAspoon per gallon.

 

[Taradna]

Update

I put in some parasite meds still don't see any signs of them tho I'm thinking it's a ulcer I have done the salt treatment before I did the meds and it isn't growing it did grow out to a point then the point disappeared so I don't know

 

[Taradna]

Update 2

Mister lumpy seems calmer today and the spot looks diffrent and has spots in his top and bottom in the fin

 

[King Fisher]

Ya I would definitely treat for internal parasites in case it isn't a benign tumor and it's a parasitic tumor.

 

[Taradna]

Update3

Update fasted lumpy not even peas and parasite meds and he is doing better the lump is down!

 

[Autumnsky]

That is good to hear, though I would watch his poop and still keep an eye open for any wormy things in any openings of his body.