Orange warts/spots on molies loved by my daughters

What the problem with these molies?

I have had the mollies for over a year. They were born in my tank. Now those spots or warts have appeared. Someone can help?

Thanks.

Tank

What is the water volume of the tank? 35 gallons (160 liters)

How long has the tank been running? 5 years

Does it have a filter? JBL CristalProfi e1501 greenline 1400 l/h External filter

Does it have a heater? yes

What is the water temperature? 86 º F (30 ºC)

What is the entire stocking of this tank? (Please list all fish and inverts.) Tank inhabitants: 10 mollies, 1 labeo frenatus albino, 3 Synodontis petricola, varied plants.



Maintenance

How often do you change the water? weekly changes

How much of the water do you change? 9 gallons (40 liters)

What do you use to treat your water? seachem prime

Do you vacuum the substrate or just the water? vacuum the substrate



*Parameters - Very Important

Did you cycle your tank before adding fish? Yes

What do you use to test the water? Liquid test kits, all the tests I know

What are your parameters? We need to know the exact numbers, not just “fine” or “safe”.

pH: 7,5

ammonia: 0

nitrite: 0

nitrate: 10 ppm

kH: 6 ºdh

gH: 12,5 ºdh



Feeding

How often do you feed your fish? twice a day

How much do you feed your fish? 0,2 oz (ounce) (0,6 grams) per day

What brand of food do you feed your fish? JBL and SERA

Do you feed frozen or freeze-dried foods? No



Illness & Symptoms

How long have you had this fish? over a year.

How long ago did you first notice these symptoms? 4 weeks

In a few words, can you explain the symptoms? Orange spots have appeared on one molly and now in other two.

Have you started any treatment for the illness? No

Was your fish physically ill or injured upon purchase? no

How has its behavior and appearance changed, if at all? Continues to swim and feed actively.

Explain your emergency situation in detail. (Please give a clear explanation of what is going on, include details from the beginning of the illness leading up to now)

Orange Spots have appeared in one moly, and now in more two molies.

 

What the problem with these molies?

I have had the mollies for over a year. They were born in my tank. Now those spots or warts have appeared. Someone can help?

Thanks.

Tank

What is the water volume of the tank? 35 gallons (160 liters)

How long has the tank been running? 5 years

Does it have a filter? JBL CristalProfi e1501 greenline 1400 l/h External filter

Does it have a heater? yes

What is the water temperature? 86 º F (30 ºC)

What is the entire stocking of this tank? (Please list all fish and inverts.) Tank inhabitants: 10 mollies, 1 labeo frenatus albino, 3 Synodontis petricola, varied plants.



Maintenance

How often do you change the water? weekly changes

How much of the water do you change? 9 gallons (40 liters)

What do you use to treat your water? seachem prime

Do you vacuum the substrate or just the water? vacuum the substrate



*Parameters - Very Important

Did you cycle your tank before adding fish? Yes

What do you use to test the water? Liquid test kits, all the tests I know

What are your parameters? We need to know the exact numbers, not just “fine” or “safe”.

pH: 7,5

ammonia: 0

nitrite: 0

nitrate: 10 ppm

kH: 6 ºdh

gH: 12,5 ºdh



Feeding

How often do you feed your fish? twice a day

How much do you feed your fish? 0,2 oz (ounce) (0,6 grams) per day

What brand of food do you feed your fish? JBL and SERA

Do you feed frozen or freeze-dried foods? No



Illness & Symptoms

How long have you had this fish? over a year.

How long ago did you first notice these symptoms? 4 weeks

In a few words, can you explain the symptoms? Orange spots have appeared on one molly and now in other two.

Have you started any treatment for the illness? No

Was your fish physically ill or injured upon purchase? no

How has its behavior and appearance changed, if at all? Continues to swim and feed actively.

Explain your emergency situation in detail. (Please give a clear explanation of what is going on, include details from the beginning of the illness leading up to now)

Orange Spots have appeared in one moly, and now in more two molies.

Hello!
Is there a reason you keep the temp so high?
Just trying to figure out what’s going on.

 

Hello! It is the normal temperature of my city.

 

Preface: I have never seen anything like this.
But my impression is that it is a progressive viral Lymphocystis which has no treatment. The bumps may disappear. Are they still eating and swimming normally?

 

They are acting normally.

 

They are acting normally.

My vote is it’s viral but maybe someone on here has seen this before and can help diagnose better

 

I would be very careful about human contact [ your children] with that water.
I am not a person to have fear of water born issues but the picture is very concerning to me.
At best it is Lympho as suggested.
Worse case is it is one of the viral issues that could affect humans.
I am of the belief there is no cure for viral infections and often a " cured " fish will be a sub clinical carrier and infect most if not all new fish eventually.
Just me maybe.

 

as somebody whose hands are always in the tank this is scary! I hope the mollies are ok.

 

I really doubt this disease could harm immunocompetent humans and if it is viral I don’t think there are many viruses, if any, that pass from fish to human. That being said, always wash your hands after touching tank water. I had a possible mycobacterium “scare” a long time ago and all I did was make sure to wash my hands thoroughly after touching any tank water. And I’ve been totally fine. Just be aware and be safe and you’ll be totally fine

 

For precaution. I am wearing gloves when cleaning the aquarium. And I don't let my daughters near me when I'm cleaning. They love these little fish.