Tom

I was looking at my rams tonight before I turned off the lights in my 37 and it looks like some of my rams have an interior parasite. I added some meds that I think will do the trick, but we will see in the morning if it helps. They are little white/yellow lumps that are starting to be visible from all angles. If you can help me, that would be great.
Tom

COBettaCouple

they're visibly raised lumps and not spots, right? it sounds like velvet but more like oodinium (an internal parasite), but i don't think those would cause lumps.

Tom

Ya, it's lumps and not spots. I know what ICH looks like anyways. I turned on the lights and it looks like the lumps are disappearing. But we will see if it is the meds that I added last night. Thanks Dave.
Tom

capekate

HI Tom
sorry to hear about the worry over your rams. I do not have anything knowledgeable to add, but wanted to let you know that I hope it works out ok and your rams end up well. Can they have eaten too much at a feeding? I know thats probably a dumb question.. but I know when my bettas eat too much they get lumpy! Anyway... I hope its not anything serious and you get it all figured out.

~ kate

Tom

That's what I thought at first until I saw one that was skinny and had a lump just above his right eye. I checked it again and the lump has decreased even more then before, so I will keep up the treatment for another few days and then will do a huge 25-50% water change every day for 3 days to make sure the meds are out of the tank.
Tom

COBettaCouple

quite unusual.. no disease that i know of would fit this.. it's defintely not tumors since they're shrinking.. if they were mammals, i'd think it was an allergic reaction of some kind.

Tom

If I knew, I would have never posted something on here. I will just see how things go.
Tom

COBettaCouple

how are the Rams doing?

Tom

They're are doing better. I need to add more meds tonight.
Tom

COBettaCouple

cool best of luck with knocking that out fast.