Do I have something to worry about???

[fitch]

I have a small P. sp. "msobo" in my 100 gallon tank that had what looked like a tumour on his/her side... this is now gone and it looks as though the wound is healing well (see pic). In the same tank are the unknown Copadichromis or Placidochromis 6 of these (see ID) and 8 N. venustus (6 of which are under 2 inches, and 2 are about 3 inches) and there were 6 of the "msobo"'s now there appears to be 4 (including the injured party). Knowing that my venustus a predatory and would love to gobble the "msobo"'s (~1.5") I am hoping that the scar is just from almost being taken out.


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But because my 2 of my unknows appear to have scars on them now (almost look like anchor/hook type worms to me) I am a bit worried. They also appear to have a bit of a white tuft on their pectorial fins as well.

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As an aside they are fighting a bit now (nothing to terrible, mostly chasing and maybe occassional nipping), and there is also a male A. jacobfreibergi, and a male A. stuartgranti "blue regal" in the tank. The Jacob is becoming a bit of a fighter... and the unknowns are starting to breed.

I am a little worried and any help... possitive ID's of the disease, belief that it is just from the venustus trying to get a good meal would be appreciated. More pics below.

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Cheers
Jay

[jnorris]

That kind of looks like Ich to me. My fish just had it. It is hard to say though just from pictures.

[Chet]

I had some fish with anchor worms before and some of them had wounds like that. The wounds then got infected with a fungus, which eventually killed the fish. The anchor worms were clearly visible on a few of the fish though. If it were anchor worms, you should be able to see them, usually near the fins, gills, or anus of your fish. anchor worms would not explain the spot on your fishes fin, as I believe anchor worms only attach themselves to the body of the fish itself, not appendages. You should watch your venustus for a while after you turn off your lights. My cichilds always attach tankmates right after the lights go out, or atleast that's when most of the successful attacks have occurred. Of course, I'm using American cichlids as a reference here. Hope you figure it out.