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[Mereyal]

Hello I am new to fish keeping and looking forward to reading all about fishy things and being apart of your fish community.
I have a 90 litre tank with 2 male dwarf gourami,s and 2 females. 12 neon tetras, 3 female and 1 male guppy and a lonely rasbora awaiting on tank mates.
I have a problem, I noticed my male gourami has an issue he has a lumpy growth under his mouth its been developing for a while, It's a spherical growth and is affecting tissue under his mouth. It almost looks like a tumour. The growth is the same colour as the fish. There are no white spots and it does not have any fungal-like appearance. I have attached a pic if anyone can help it would be appreciated very much.

Mereyal

 

[Delapool]

Welcome! Unfortunately could well be a tumour or viral from the sounds of it.

 

[King Fisher]

I'm not seeing the pic but I second that it's probably a tumor. No cure for it. All you can do is attempt to cut it out if you have the know how.

 

[Mereyal]

Oh that's no good, I'll see how he goes, he seems happy at atm eating swimming normal behaviour for a fish I guess. I'll give him the best life I can.

 

[Mereyal]

Thanks for your reply anyways

 

[King Fisher]

I had a black skirt tetra with the same problem and he lived for a couple years with it. Hopefully it's the only tumor he gets as they have a tendency to spread to other areas of the fish.

 

[Mereyal]

It cant spread to other fish can it? I tried to upload another pic last message I assume that didn't upload either so one last try...

 

[Delapool]

Generally shouldn’t spread but viral could possibly. Things to check are tap water report for absence of heavy metals and tank nitrates below 80. These things can trigger an infection.

 

[King Fisher]

I agree with Delapool. If it's viral it's more of a sporozoan cyst and looks like a tumor though he won't last long if he has that. There are also cancerous tumors. But without cutting it out and looking at it under a microscope, if you have that know how, you probably wouldn't be able to tell the difference between a cancerous tumor or a benign tumor.

 

[Mereyal]

Thanks guys, I will see how he goes...