Newbie ?

[Dougthecat69]

Hi, my name is Jes! I am new to the community so bare with me as I learn to navigate. I have two different community tanks one is 10 gallons and the other is 20 gallons. I recently got in to having fish as a pet 3 years ago, I really enjoy it! However I have recently ran into an issue with my little baby jibreel he is a regular orange platy. I have had jibreel for a year now, he has developed a spot on his tail, I am not sure what it is and have not encountered it before. His behavior has stayed pretty much the same; eats, sleeps and play just not as playful anymore. Please help, his one of my favorites.

 

[Dougthecat69]

If I did not do this forum in the right place please let me know, I just couldn’t a topic for it to fit under.

 

[SaraB]

Is the picture playing a trick on me or is the "spot" bulging out quite a bit?
Looks like a tumor...not sure what else it could be. You can try to keep him comfortable as long as you can since it's not affecting him otherwise.

 

[Dougthecat69]

Yes it does, it started out small and has grew to the size it is now, I thought it was fungal so I treated him and the tank. No other fish is sick or has a bump. I was reading about black spot disease have you heard of it??

 

[SaraB]

It doesn't look like black spot disease. Black spot disease is just that, small black spots. It is caused by parasites. It honestly looks like a tumor to me.