Strange bubble on clown

[Formulator]

One of my clowns suddenly has an opaque white bubble on her side. I’ve had her for 8 years and she and she is otherwise looking/acting healthy. She has a clutch of eggs about ready to hatch and looks ready to lay another one as usual. Ignore the rest of the white specs, its just blowing sand in the foreground stirred up by my goby.

I’ve never seen anything like this bubble thing. Any ideas?

 

[Jay Hemdal]

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[Jay Hemdal]

One of my clowns suddenly has an opaque white bubble on her side. I’ve had her for 8 years and she and she is otherwise looking/acting healthy. She has a clutch of eggs about ready to hatch and looks ready to lay another one as usual. Ignore the rest of the white specs, its just blowing sand in the foreground stirred up by my goby.

I’ve never seen anything like this bubble thing. Any ideas?

I’ve seen pictures of these from people’s aquariums, but I’ve never had one show up on any of my fish, so I’ve never seen a case of my own. I don’t know what causes them, but they are fluid filled vesicles (like a blister).

 

[Formulator]

I’ve seen pictures of these from people’s aquariums, but I’ve never had one show up on any of my fish, so I’ve never seen a case of my own. I don’t know what causes them, but they are fluid filled vesicles (like a blister).

Thanks Jay. So no treatment necessary I assume?

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Thanks Jay. So no treatment necessary I assume?

Sorry, I just don't know of any treatment. I've had reports of fish dying from this issue, but they had many vesicles, not just one.

Here is a similar case, but no reported outcome for that fish:

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