Bumps on fish

Hi All,

Some goldfish (comets, I believe) in our pond have bumps on them. No
fish has more than one of them and there doesn't seem to be any common place
for the bump to appear -- e.g., one fish has one on the side of his/her head
above the gills, another has one along his lateral line down near his tail.
The bumps don't seem to be related to mating or anything and they don't seem
to bother the fish at all. The bumps don't look bad or infected or anything
and they don't seem to be growing or spreading. Does anybody have any
thoughts about what this might be and if I should worry about it?

--
Lawrence

On Sun, 18 Sep 2005 10:54:46 -0600, "Lawrence" wrote:

Hi All,

Some goldfish (comets, I believe) in our pond have bumps on them. No
fish has more than one of them and there doesn't seem to be any common place
for the bump to appear -- e.g., one fish has one on the side of his/her head
above the gills, another has one along his lateral line down near his tail.
The bumps don't seem to be related to mating or anything and they don't seem
to bother the fish at all. The bumps don't look bad or infected or anything
and they don't seem to be growing or spreading. Does anybody have any
thoughts about what this might be and if I should worry about it?

Google for carp poxs and see if you can find some pictures, or you can
e-mail me a picture if you have one. ~ jan


See my ponds and filter design:
www.jjspond.us

~Keep 'em Wet!~
Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a
To e-mail see website

"Lawrence" wrote in message
...
Hi All,

Some goldfish (comets, I believe) in our pond have bumps on them. No
fish has more than one of them and there doesn't seem to be any common
place
for the bump to appear -- e.g., one fish has one on the side of his/her
head
above the gills, another has one along his lateral line down near his
tail.
The bumps don't seem to be related to mating or anything and they don't
seem
to bother the fish at all. The bumps don't look bad or infected or
anything
and they don't seem to be growing or spreading. Does anybody have any
thoughts about what this might be and if I should worry about it?
========================
If they're white or off-white and kind of waxy looking they're probably
carp-pox, caused by a virus. I had a koi with pox some time ago but none of
the other fish exposed to her became infected.
--
McKoi.... frugal ponding since 1995...
My Pond Page http://tinyurl.com/cuq5b
~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o

Lawrence wrote:

Hi All,

Some goldfish (comets, I believe) in our pond have bumps on them. No
fish has more than one of them and there doesn't seem to be any common place
for the bump to appear -- e.g.,


Hi Lawrence!
Some of my fish seem to be experiencing something similar to what you
have described. Here are two site that have shed a bit of light on the
subject of carp pox
http://www.jwildlifedis.org/cgi/cont...tract/21/3/199

and

http://www.bonniesplants.com/sick_in...x/carp_pox.htm

Hope these are helpful. After reading them I felt less stress and
worried about my koi. I will keep an eye on them though to see how they
do over the next few weeks as we head into fall here in Colorado Springs.

W. Dale

Thanks! If I can get a photo I'll e-mail it to you.

"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 18 Sep 2005 10:54:46 -0600, "Lawrence" wrote:

Hi All,

Some goldfish (comets, I believe) in our pond have bumps on them. No
fish has more than one of them and there doesn't seem to be any common
place
for the bump to appear -- e.g., one fish has one on the side of his/her
head
above the gills, another has one along his lateral line down near his
tail.
The bumps don't seem to be related to mating or anything and they don't
seem
to bother the fish at all. The bumps don't look bad or infected or
anything
and they don't seem to be growing or spreading. Does anybody have any
thoughts about what this might be and if I should worry about it?

Google for carp poxs and see if you can find some pictures, or you can
e-mail me a picture if you have one. ~ jan


See my ponds and filter design:
www.jjspond.us

~Keep 'em Wet!~
Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a
To e-mail see website

They're not really white or off-white nor are they waxy looking. They're
just little raised bumps on the skin, about a quarter of an inch in
diameter. Thanks for the response!

"Reel Mckoi" wrote in message
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"Lawrence" wrote in message
...
Hi All,

Some goldfish (comets, I believe) in our pond have bumps on them. No
fish has more than one of them and there doesn't seem to be any common
place
for the bump to appear -- e.g., one fish has one on the side of his/her
head
above the gills, another has one along his lateral line down near his
tail.
The bumps don't seem to be related to mating or anything and they don't
seem
to bother the fish at all. The bumps don't look bad or infected or
anything
and they don't seem to be growing or spreading. Does anybody have any
thoughts about what this might be and if I should worry about it?
========================
If they're white or off-white and kind of waxy looking they're probably
carp-pox, caused by a virus. I had a koi with pox some time ago but none
of
the other fish exposed to her became infected.
--
McKoi.... frugal ponding since 1995...
My Pond Page http://tinyurl.com/cuq5b
~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o

Thanks for the links! I looked at them and am not sure that is what I'm
seeing. These fish developed the bumps in the summer when the water was,
presumably, warmer than it is now (I'm also in Colorado Springs) The lumps
are just little raised bumps on the skin, about a quarter of an inch in
diameter. Thanks for the response!

"Wilmdale" wrote in message
...
Lawrence wrote:

Hi All,

Some goldfish (comets, I believe) in our pond have bumps on them. No
fish has more than one of them and there doesn't seem to be any common
place
for the bump to appear -- e.g.,


Hi Lawrence!
Some of my fish seem to be experiencing something similar to what you
have described. Here are two site that have shed a bit of light on the
subject of carp pox
http://www.jwildlifedis.org/cgi/cont...tract/21/3/199

and

http://www.bonniesplants.com/sick_in...x/carp_pox.htm

Hope these are helpful. After reading them I felt less stress and
worried about my koi. I will keep an eye on them though to see how they
do over the next few weeks as we head into fall here in Colorado Springs.

W. Dale

"Lawrence" wrote in message
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They're not really white or off-white nor are they waxy looking. They're
just little raised bumps on the skin, about a quarter of an inch in
diameter. Thanks for the response!
==========================
You may want to have a look at the www.koivet.com website. Check out the
parasite section. You may see what you're fish have there.
--
McKoi.... frugal ponding since 1995...
EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries
before flushing." NAMES ARE BEING FORGED.
My Pond Page http://tinyurl.com/cuq5b
~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o

Will do. Thanks, again!

"Reel Mckoi" wrote in message
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"Lawrence" wrote in message
...
They're not really white or off-white nor are they waxy looking.
They're
just little raised bumps on the skin, about a quarter of an inch in
diameter. Thanks for the response!
==========================
You may want to have a look at the www.koivet.com website. Check out the
parasite section. You may see what you're fish have there.
--
McKoi.... frugal ponding since 1995...
EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries
before flushing." NAMES ARE BEING FORGED.
My Pond Page http://tinyurl.com/cuq5b
~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o