Riddle me this:

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What attaches itself or grows on a fish that resembles a small light brown snail? Have a tetra that developed a small brown bump/growth some months ago on its snout, put him in isolation and said bump is now almost the size of a split pea. Fish has never skipped a beat and when it first developed I gingerly explored the possibility of removing it manually. Seemed pretty 'rooted' so I let it go but now the thing is huge and I'm thinking of surgery so to speak. Would help to know what it is and if there's a way to kill it. Suppose if it's a tumor that there's nothing for it. Fish is still fine.

Any ideas?

 

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I can't be the only opinionated person on this board...

...or is that much of a mystery?

 

[Andrewtfw]

Sounds like a tumor to me.

 

[Travis]

Cut it.

 

[Leffler817]

Quote the Govenator "its not a tumor"

Sounds like a tumor to me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEcelwWkN90

I wanted to find the scene where the Wil Wheaton pulls a leech from his skivies in Stand by Me but this do! Thanks Andrew :happy0180: Still can't get those youtube videos to work. :angry3:

Cut it off!!!

 

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As opposed to just ripping it out?

Cut it.

Right, we're having fun now. You ever done this yourself?

 

[minifoot77]

i've never done this exact type of surgery but i'm good with a filet knife

 

[Tony]

You wanted honest opinions....

... burial at sea.

If it is something contagious, keeping the tetra is definitely not worth it.

 

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As in an offering to the Great Porcelain Imminence?

Occupational curiosity. Yours is the obvious rational response - go figure.

 

[Tony]

Occupational curiosity. Yours is the obvious rational response - go figure.

As we learned from Nemo, all pipes go to the sea, right?

...at least, that's how I sleep at night.

 

[UNCLERUCKUS]

As we learned from Nemo, all pipes go to the sea, right?

...at least, that's how I sleep at night.

ound:

 

[Hawkman2000]

Tough choice dude. I would however agree with tony. Better to not take the chance with something like that.

 

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Life is chance.

And the growth at least is benign.

 

[Travis]

You haven't cut it yet?

 

[SubMariner]

i've never done this exact type of surgery but i'm good with a filet knife

:lol:

... burial at sea.

If it is something contagious, keeping the tetra is definitely not worth it.

Tony's got a point...

[YT]vEcelwWkN90[/YT]

Here ya go Sean!



Ha! Just the mere conversation between you guys is entertaining!

 

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Science, and life science in particular shouldn't be rushed...

...especially when it's likely to result in early death.

At least that''s consistent with my clinical assessment - I figure just 'whacking' it carries a survival probability well south of 2%, especially since I can't think of anything topical to apply afterwards other than petroleum jelly, which has about zero medicinal value, that will help heal the wound and assuming the patient survives the procedure.

But then why not - 'tis merely a mutant tetra, no? Time to go polish up an Exacto knife.

 

[SubMariner]

You can try Iodine Tincture to cure the cut. It has been used on fish before for wounds and open sores.

 

[Travis]

neosporin + waterproof band-aid, do you have a dissecting scope?

 

[UNCLERUCKUS]

neosporin + waterproof band-aid, do you have a dissecting scope?

 

[Leffler817]

I have a chainsaw!!! :jumpy:

What kind of fish is it again?