Lumpy Things / Black Dots

[Judi9000]

I've been treating my fish for anchor worms and ich. The parasites seam to be
gone, but now I'm noticing some black dots on some of the white fish and 2
lumpy things that appear to be under the scales of one fish. Are the black dots
scars from the parasites? What are the lumpy things? Thanks in advance for any
advice. Judi

[Sam Hopkins]

Perhaps an infection? Normally when you treat parasites there is a secondary
infection where the parasite was attached when you kill off the parasites
(it's more or less an open wound).

Sam

"Judi9000" > wrote in message
...
> I've been treating my fish for anchor worms and ich. The parasites seam to
be
> gone, but now I'm noticing some black dots on some of the white fish and 2
> lumpy things that appear to be under the scales of one fish. Are the black
dots
> scars from the parasites? What are the lumpy things? Thanks in advance for
any
> advice. Judi

[RichToyBox]

The encysted ich looks like a white or clear lump under the skin, and that
means the ich treatment needs to be continued. The black dots could be the
holes drilled in the scales by the anchor worms, which will probably require
the removal of the scale to get rid of the black dot. If there is no red
inflammation, then there is probably no infection, and the skin over the top
of the scale may have grown back over the open wound, making it just a
visual defect.
--
RichToyBox
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html


"Judi9000" > wrote in message
...
> I've been treating my fish for anchor worms and ich. The parasites seam to
be
> gone, but now I'm noticing some black dots on some of the white fish and 2
> lumpy things that appear to be under the scales of one fish. Are the black
dots
> scars from the parasites? What are the lumpy things? Thanks in advance for
any
> advice. Judi