JulieB
Aquarium Advice Regular
Hi everyone! I have a Boesemani Rainbow and it looks like he's got something growing on his right gill. I took some pictures (below). They're not that great (he's a bit camera shy evidently), but you can kind of see it. In the one where he's looking right at you, you can kind of see how his gill is sticking out.
Anyways, it's a weird pink/flesh colored "thing" that is growing on his gills or gill flap. Any ideas? I lost another Boesemani Rainbow about 2 months ago to gill problems. I didn't notice a growth like this, but he ended up with this weird fringe growing out of his gills and you could see white cottony stuff in his throat (I'm thinking fungus). He isn't acting any different than normal, he just has this thing on his "neck". What should I do? I'm concerned about quarantining him as I don't have a heater for my small tank (2 gallons) and it can be in the low 60's in here.
I haven't checked my parameters yet. The other fish are acting just fine and look great.
Any suggestions as to what's wrong and what I should do? Thanks in advance!
Julie
Anyways, it's a weird pink/flesh colored "thing" that is growing on his gills or gill flap. Any ideas? I lost another Boesemani Rainbow about 2 months ago to gill problems. I didn't notice a growth like this, but he ended up with this weird fringe growing out of his gills and you could see white cottony stuff in his throat (I'm thinking fungus). He isn't acting any different than normal, he just has this thing on his "neck". What should I do? I'm concerned about quarantining him as I don't have a heater for my small tank (2 gallons) and it can be in the low 60's in here.
I haven't checked my parameters yet. The other fish are acting just fine and look great.
Any suggestions as to what's wrong and what I should do? Thanks in advance!
Julie