Dr. jekyl and hyde???

[twk1]

had a sevrum like that. he was fine and never had any problems

Oh.. thats Great to hear... yay!! Do you know what caused it? Did it ever go away? i mean... it doesn't matter if it goes away or not.. i like the way it looks on my fh anyways.. But just curious though.

 

[brad2525]

faded a little but never completely. had him for 2yrs befor i traded him and hed no problems. but 2 years isnt much compared to how long they live though so who knows if there were any problems later. doubt it though.

 

[fishfreak317]

if you do read that link provided.

If a blackened area appears on a fish, it is possibly due to a pinched nerve. This could be secondary to a tumor or swelling. Swelling may be due to internal infections, internal parasite infestation (dropsy or bloating due to internal parasites, according to Dieter Untergasser, 1989).


Source
Handbook of Fish Diseases by Dieter Untergasser, TFH Publications, Inc. 1989

it also shows a picture. however its copyrighted.

to me this looks exactly what appears wrong with your FH. except for the swelling. i dunno if it will get better. gl with that.

 

[Lil_Stinker]

happens in humans all the time, can't imagine we are so special?
Brown, red, pink.

 

[kennyIG]

That black side does look cool awesome analogy

 

[AmerCichlidmaster36]

thats awesome

 

[CrystalizedHairs]

I had a devil that had a similar color change. It happened after attacking the glass with such force, it knocked him out. Neurological problem of some sort. Likely perminent, not nessissarily lethal.

 

[fobrinkle]

Mine did that too. More the back of the head though, not the face. Been like that for 4 years. Sorry about the bad pics though

 

[headlessblade]

wow that fish looks so funny lol nice

 

[josefandtin]

cool! never encountered this before.