i bought 2 jelly bean parrots that are dyed i am pretty shure, but they have black spots on their tails and some on their body and i am pretty shure they arent dyed to have spots. one is a yellow lime color, with blak spots on his tail fin and on his head, named carlton, lol. And the other is pink with red orange natural looking freckles on her side with black spots on her tail fins. her name is lady bird. they are adorable and cute , i dont know where the black spots came from tho...any ideas?
jelly bean parrots with black spots?
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Black spots or marks in the areas you mentioned (head, tail fin) are very common in blood parrots and in my experience have always been due to stress. It can indicate bad water parameters but in your case most likely are due to the fact that these fish just got moved into a new home. They should go away with time, in a week or two.
Also, baby parrots change color from a dark gray to the yellow/orange/red coloration as they mature. This usually begins around the 2" mark. This could be the case too.
Also, baby parrots change color from a dark gray to the yellow/orange/red coloration as they mature. This usually begins around the 2" mark. This could be the case too.
how do you know they are dyed?
not all parrots and jellybeans are dyed.
from your descriptions they seem of normal color. unless of course they are dark/bright pink or yellow. and apear as they were dripped in yellow or pink darks/bright dye or paint.
the male sounds off a tad, maybe he is yellowish/pink/white colored?
could you take some pictures and post them up here to share with us? they sound interesting lookin
couldn't agree with you more.
my jellybean and blood parrot both had black patches on them for between a week for the JB and 3 weeks for the BP. so like was said already, im guessing it has something to do with stress. could have also been crappy water at the lfs.
bigspizz;1561512; said:
Your right its not a disease but it is a condition brought on by stress. I call it black spot disease, its easy to refer too. I guess its a bit like psyorisis in humans.
fishfreak317;1560386; said:how do you know they are dyed?
not all parrots and jellybeans are dyed.
from your descriptions they seem of normal color. unless of course they are dark/bright pink or yellow. and apear as they were dripped in yellow or pink darks/bright dye or paint.
the male sounds off a tad, maybe he is yellowish/pink/white colored?
could you take some pictures and post them up here to share with us? they sound interesting lookin
couldn't agree with you more.
I dont think Lime colour is natural colouration for JB's, they are generally light pinkish/whiteish in colour.
I bought some marble jellybean convicts that stayed marblekidoff liek a marbled convict.I cant believe you bought anything dyed its not a good practice.
DasArab;1562391; said:
that's y i asked this.
maybe the poster was a little deceptive on the description.