Strange bump...

[BlueRose]

Me male blue ram has had a bump towards the back of his body by his tail for about 3 weeks now. It's mostly normal color with some black in the center. He's acting normal just wondering what it could be?

 

[Mike Wise]

The photo isn't good enough to see anything. Try to photograph just the area around the bump.

 

[BlueRose]

Hope these help better. I know they're still a bit blurry but taking pics of fish is hard!

 

[gerald]

Is his abdomen becoming bloated too, or is he just well-fed? I'm guessing it's a bacterial infection, but there's not much evidence to go on yet, so emphasis on "just a guess".

 

[gerald]

We're having a similar discussion over on this thread; you might want to check it out:
http://www.apistogramma.com/forum/index.php?threads/potentially-sick-elizabethae.15140/

 

[BlueRose]

Actually yes, the last couple days he's been super bloated. I reduced his feeding and did water changes. Today he's less bloated. I have jungle fungus clear but not sure what would be a good med to use for this.

 

[gerald]

Kanamycin seems to work sometimes, but to be honest, recovery is not common. You might be able to slow down the disease progression and get several months or maybe a year or more life out of him.