Path: utzoo!hoptoad!ptsfa!ames!hc!ut-sally!husc6!ncsuvx!mcnc!bing
From: bing@mcnc.org (Carter E. Bing)
Newsgroups: alt.aquaria
Subject: Strange growth
Keywords: Neomycin
Message-ID: <2780@alvin.mcnc.org>
Date: 25 Jan 88 15:26:58 GMT
Organization: Microelectronics Center of NC; RTP, NC
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  I have a slight problem that I need some help on and I figured
that it would be easier to ask the net. than to take my ailing 
fish into a shop.
  I set up a 29 gal. salt tank about four weeks ago and last week
I bought a damsel to get the tank cycled. I noticed last Friday
that my fish had what appeared to be a small white ball growing on
it. I've kept tropical fish for a number of years and at first
I thought it could be Ick however it appeared to be larger than
what I`ve experienced before when dealing with Ick.
 So after giving it some thought and discussing the condition with
a dealer I came to the conclusion that it could be some type of fungus and
I started treating the tank with Neomycin.
 I noticed this morning that the Damsel was rubbing the spot against
some coral and now I starting to wonder if this could be some type of    
parasite and if the Neomycin would be effective in dealing with it.
  If anyone has any suggestions I would be gratful.

                    Thanks in advance!!!!!!!!!!!!!