My new Satanoperca Daemon pair
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Thank you.
The final fish I'm looking for to close my tank - is the one in your avatar...
Thanks Peter, thet cost me a lot of money, but it worth it..
About the black spots, the truth - lol I was hoping that you will tell me...
Thank you.
The final fish I'm looking for to close my tank - is the one in your avatar...
You don't know what he just got, lol
Hint - it starts with H too
Thanks Peter, thet cost me a lot of money, but it worth it..
About the black spots, the truth - lol I was hoping that you will tell me...
No idea...maybe just some dirty stuff and will be gone soon.
I thought they had freckles like the H. severus or Crenicichla lenticulata. I was just about to ask if spotting was common. Upon further inspection, I see it's on the fins, too. Hopefully it's not a parasite.
I notice that my G. winemilleri from Peter have dark mustard colored freckles on the yellow part of their faces. They seem healthy and it hasn't gotten worse or gone away, so I just assumed it was normal.
I notice that my G. winemilleri from Peter have dark mustard colored freckles on the yellow part of their faces. They seem healthy and it hasn't gotten worse or gone away, so I just assumed it was normal.
It's a bird parasite, used to be very common on Geo's back in the late 80's ... saw it all the time. They will fall off and not harm the fish in time. They are meant to be a parasite to the bird that eats the fish. I can't remember the name of it, and I'm sure the article I have it in is in storage.
edit: Oh, this internet thing is neat!!
Black-spot disease
These parasitic flatworms appear as tiny black spots on the skin, fins and flesh of fish. No method of control is available for the elimination of this problem. This organism does little harm to the fish. The main problem associated with black-spot is the unsightly appearance it may cause. Skinning infected fish will remove most black spots.
The life cycle of the parasite is quite complex. A fish-eating bird (typically a great blue heron or kingfisher) eats an infected fish. The black spot or worms are released and grow to sexual maturity in the bird's intestine. The adult worms pass eggs with the bird's droppings. When the eggs reach water, they hatch into free-swimming organisms which then penetrate snails for further development. Finally, after leaving the snails they burrow into the skin of fish and form a cyst. The fish surrounds the cyst with black pigment that gives the disease its name. If an infected fish is consumed by a bird, the cycle repeats itself.
edit: Oh, this internet thing is neat!!
Black-spot disease
These parasitic flatworms appear as tiny black spots on the skin, fins and flesh of fish. No method of control is available for the elimination of this problem. This organism does little harm to the fish. The main problem associated with black-spot is the unsightly appearance it may cause. Skinning infected fish will remove most black spots.
The life cycle of the parasite is quite complex. A fish-eating bird (typically a great blue heron or kingfisher) eats an infected fish. The black spot or worms are released and grow to sexual maturity in the bird's intestine. The adult worms pass eggs with the bird's droppings. When the eggs reach water, they hatch into free-swimming organisms which then penetrate snails for further development. Finally, after leaving the snails they burrow into the skin of fish and form a cyst. The fish surrounds the cyst with black pigment that gives the disease its name. If an infected fish is consumed by a bird, the cycle repeats itself.
Thanks for the information.
So you suggest me to do nothing?
Just continue as normally, and it will go off?
Funny, I was just reading that same article and came to post a link. Lol. There was no suggested treatment in the paper I read.