Severums Pectoral fins?

[MaryPa]

My Sev has something wrong with his pectoral fins. It`s not ick or a fungus,i know what both looks like. It`s look like plastic does when you bend it and it gets that white look. I`ve tried getting pics but the fin looks normal in all the pics. First his left fin looked like this then a week later they both do,

[Sploke]

My gold sevs have periodically gotten small white spots on their pec fins. They're easy to spot because the fins are practically transparent. I've never had any luck identifying them, but they usually go away after a while, and don't seem to affect the fish's behavior, so I gave up worrying about it. I've never noticed the spots on any other fish in the tank, so who knows.

[MaryPa]

When his first fin looked like this I treated him with Melifx but it never healed 100% but did look much better. At first he was holding the fin close to his side so I assumed it was painful.
Maybe someone will read this that knows what the cause is and how to clear it up all the way.

[liv2padl]

without a picture, a definitive identification is all but impossible. it 'might' be
Lymphocystis, a viral disorder which infects cells and causes them to become megaloblastic, i.e larger than normal.

http://www.koivet.com/images/ly-cured.jpg

this disease used to be considered untreatable as most viral infections. recent research however, has shown that neutral Acriflavine may be effective in treating this disease. "Aquarium Products" makes a product called "Lymphocystis Cure" which contains Acriflavine as it's active ingredient. if you cannot get this product, try and find neutral Acriflavine in raw form. failing that, try and find a product containing it ... (Jungles Ich Guard for example). the latter may or may not work due to the relatively lower dose of Acriflavine it contains, but it's worth a try.

treating in a well aerated hospital tank - Bathe the fish 3-5 hours in iso-thermic iso-pH water according to label instructions for the Aquarium Products and replace the fish in its main tank. Re-bathe again in five days when you will already be seeing a reduction in lesion mass. Regrowth has not been seen after complete clearance.

note, Acriflavine will not work on other granulomata or cancers. note too, that as a virus, Lymphocystis is rarely fatal and may run it's own course and disappear on its own.