I need help identifying a growth on my new regal. I received this regal a few weeks ago from Marine Collectors. About a wk after I noticed this growth on the lower right gill cover/plate. I contacted Marine Collector and they said it might be lympho and not to worry about it. Any idea what it could be?
Growth on lower gill plate of regal
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My gosh this angel can move quick. While it may be an access, it can also be damage from netting.
Fish appears to be breathing normal. Is it eating ? If so, keep an eye on it as it should subside. If not, you will first step want to set up a quarantine tank . A QT can be as simple as a starter kit from Walmart which has most of the essentials needed
Good- Keep an eye on it for improvement
You've had this angel for a few weeks and this has appeared. What are you feeding this angel? If this is a wound, improving its diet and immune system would be helpful. 
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Nice fish.
+1 in thinking this is some type of injury. Did it grow gradually over time, or just show up?
It looks too smooth and is in an unlikely location for Lymphocystis.
jay
+1 in thinking this is some type of injury. Did it grow gradually over time, or just show up?
It looks too smooth and is in an unlikely location for Lymphocystis.
jay
I am feeding it tdo chroma pellets, reef frenzy and brine shrimp.You've had this angel for a few weeks and this has appeared. What are you feeding this angel? If this is a wound, improving its diet and immune system would be helpful.
I like the first two. But the brine shrimp hopefully is gut loaded with HUFA or spirulina. Even so, I wouldn't use it too often. Brine shrimp itself is medium-low on the nutrition scale.
Reef Frenzy is a great choice. You may want to mix things up a bit by providing freeze-dried ocean plankton (of the right size). Then you can soak the plankton with a vitamin such as one of these:
Vita-Chem Marine
Zoe
S.E.L.C.O. Boost
By tdo chroma, I assume you mean TDO Chroma Boost. This is a very good food. Be sure to refrigerate it after opening it.
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Well, that does sound more like an injury, but not resolving after 4 weeks is a bit disconcerting. It doesn’t look like an infection though.
Jay
One source (believe it or not) is from Amazon:
Hikari Bio-Pure Freeze Ocean Plankton for Pets
Another is freeze-dried krill from Brine Shrimp Direct.Chewy.com carries both the following:
Omega One freeze-dried Pacific Plankton
San Francisco Brand freeze-dried plankton.
Hope this helps.
I will share that I recently received an order from Elliot that was delayed in shipping. In a concern for their well being I got them in the DT as quickly as possible (Shame on me). Both fish perished, flukes showed up in my tank and I have lost a King angel and blue line over the past two days .
Never again will I purchase from MC…..
Never again will I purchase from MC…..
Just an update: the issue with the gill plate is resolved. Seems like it was an injury. The regal is doing great and eating everything I throw in the tank.
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