Silver Hatchet with large lump.

[Criteria]

Hi all.

New to the forums.

I have a Silver Hatchet with a large lump below his mouth. I'm hoping someone can help with identifying the issue so i can attempt treating it.

He seems happy enough, no change in behaviour, eating fine but I'm concerned. None of the other Hatchets have any issues.






All help greatly appreciated.

[black ghost]

Hi, welcome to the forum.

Apologies but I can’t tell from the picture so I need to ask if it’s a snail (you never know), or just something harmless that has stuck to the fish on contact.

If not, it could be lymphocystis, or a tumour… Not much you can do about either of those, although lymphocystis won’t actually harm the fish. Lymphocystis sometimes looks cauliflowery, but can be smooth, and grey.

[Criteria]

It's definitely not a snail or something stuck on him. I genuinely wish it was that simple!

I'll look into the other two you suggested. Even if it's not treatable it'll be good to know.

Thanks for the help.

[plankton]

Welcome to the forum.
It looks as though it could be fungal, but it could also be either of the things @black ghost has said.....