Apistogramma borelli

Fordtrannyman

Fordtrannyman

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Apr 27, 2008
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I have a young female A. Borelli that has developed a bump above her right eye. At first I thought it was an injury, but it seems to have gotten a little bigger over the past couple days.
I need help identifying if it is an infection and how to treat it.
Thanks!

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I can't tell from the picture- its just a white spot (and it looks like she's got a matching white spot on the bottom of the other eye)

How long have you had her? Is she a recent aquisition?

I wouldn't jump to treat it. It probably is an injury, she looks like a real healthy fish otherwise. Her fins aren't clamped, she's not hiding, she doesn't appear to be stressed. Is she still eating? If so, don't worry too much. Keep the water clean and warm, watch and wait. It will likely heal on its own. Many times the treatment is worse than the disease, (or at least the advice on what treatment to use can be) so for now just keep an eye on it.
 
I couldn't get a real clean shot of just the eye area.

She is part of a small group that I've had for about 4-5 months.
10gal Tank.
50% pwc every 7 days!
AC 20 at full flow and a sponge filter. Temp 75.5 F
Her behavior differs a tad from the others at feeding time. She stays near the back and waits for the food to come to her. Not too abnormal for most Apistos. Just this group comes to the front of the tank when someones walks in the room.

I'll keep an eye on her for any changes.
 
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good news..
 
thats weird,i just got a female aswell from mainlycichlids and it had the same infection.i didnt do anything to treat it.i thought it would pass but she just ended up dieing the other day.she was about 1/2" very small but it did effect her health.but it looks like you have had GL.congrats.
 
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