I don't know where to post this, I know it's not a gf but it's not tropical either, 2 days ago I noticed a lump on my loaches head. It's about 1 inch down it's head and is about 1cm long and about 5 mm high, just wondering if this can happen when they get on a bit, I don't know how old he is because I was given it with a tank about 18 months ago. He is acting ok, it doesn't seem to bother him. It's not very nice to look at though.

loaches arent tropical? i thought they were. :[ like the same species as plecos and such. try to treat it with pimafix?

Do you have a picture?? That'd help us immensely.

I can't put a pic on, haven't got enough posts, If I put it in my album can you see it? I'm not really up on this yet. Or I can email it direct if it's easier.

A far as I am aware they can go in tropical tanks but need to start out in a cold tank, I may be wrong, maybe they are like wcmm.

sorry i just read and youre right. it does say 'cold water fish', between 50F - 77F. email to me ill post the picture for you: raithed@gmail.com.

Thanx Raith, I shall do that now

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by the looks of it, its kinda like a fungus.

it looks like carcinoma

It's hard to tell as the pictures are kinda blurry. It appears to be the same colour as it's skin.. as if it's a lump under it's exsisting skin. Is this right? Or is there discolouration?

Sorry about the pics, I forgot to resize them before I sent them. It is definitely under the skin, and in the last few hours it has started to look very red under the skin. Any ideas what it is, I know he's as ugly as sin but I love him all the same.

Just to let you all know, my lumpy loach is getting better it's very strange, it got worse for a few days and now it's nearly gone but is still a bit red under the skin.