Re: NANFA-- do fish get goiters?

unclescott (unclescott_at_prodigy.net)
Mon, 20 Jan 2003 07:35:01 -0600

Try adding some iodized salt. :)
We saw a similar situation with some pupfish. The swelling subsided.

All the best!

Scott

> I have 3 fish with a large pink mass that is gorwing larger over time.
the
> mass is in the chamber along with the gills, which causes the gill plates
to
> flare out.
>
> 2 of the fish are mummichogs I caught in saltwater on tybee island GA and
the
> third is a bluefin killie I got fom Doug Dame. the mummi's are in the
same
> tank and the bluefin is in another tank.
>
> I have seen this sort of thing before, years ago in a cichlid, but I have
no
> real idea what it is. The fish do not seem to be bothered by it much.
>
> Does anyone know what this is? Anything to do about it?
>
>
> Geoff Kimber
> Lexington,KY
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