my goldfish has a red lump

23 11:45:10

Question

red bump on side of my hi im joanna and I just noticed today that 1/2 of my golfish has a big bump on the side of it with red tones underneath it (the size of a big pimple!). I have 2 golfish in a 10 galon tank and the remaining fish look fine. The fish with the bump is active and eating as normal - no signs of distress. What could this be and what should I do about it?

Answer
Hi Joanna,
Unfortunately that is likely some type of tumor (i.e., cancer) and there is really nothing that you can do about it. It may or may not affect your fish's health. Some fishes live for years with tumors, others do not.

-- Ron
rcoleman@cichlidresearch.com
Cichlid Research Home Page <http://cichlidresearch.com>

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