I'm not offering a diagnosis, simply parroting info gleaned on Lymphocystis (which is caused by a virus rather than a parasite) from
various books in my posession, based on a request for info on the same :-)
> Irate, you may speak of something different than lymphocystis. To me
> it sounds like the description of a Glugea-infection. These parasites
> are species-specific, absolutely incurable but not that problematic as
> the disease takes time to kill a fish (but it surely will!). Glugeas
> are well know from many species of killifish (Nothobranchius in east
> Africa, Simpsonichthys in South America). E.g. the Simpsonichthys
> fulminantis have it in nature, but their predators Cynolebias
> leptocephalus don4t ever get it.
>
> I eradicated the Glugea by spawning the fish as young as possible and
> eliminating any fish with visible white knots (first under their skin,
> then rising and finally "exploding" and setting the "load" free).
> After two generations the disease was wiped out. Friends did succeed
> with for Nothobranchius as well.
>
> Possibly there is a species of Glugea infecting a certain species in
> North America (I am sure there are more). If so and it is in ones
> tanks, get the fishes with symptoms out ASAP and watch the others for
> months.
>
> If it concerns fishes from one location or species only - leave those,
> there are others.
>
>
> Steffen
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