Hey guys, can anyone identify this bump on my silver dollar? I only noticed it a few days ago and this particular dollar is missing one of his side fins. Also do those spots on my blue cichlids fin look normal?
Pimple on my silver dollar?
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Those spots on the cichlid are normal. you have a male =). As for the pimple on the SD check your water parameters. I wouldn't worry too much about it.
Not too worried about if it's male or female (i only have one of this colour at the moment, it is very protective of a titanic shipwreck, to the point it only lets fish that clean it near it. very funny to watch) One of my friends thought it may be white spot on his fin, i didn't think it looked out of place though.Angler;1277175; said:
At the moment the tank is on 7.5 ph and 0 ammonia (the canister filter is doing its job!) not sure about nitrate/nitrites as yet to get a tester for them.
Personally I wouldn't worry too much about the silver dollar's pimple for now. Just keep an eye on it for signs of it changing, growing or bursting etc.
Silver dollars are very prone to diagenic nematodes that cause pimple like bumps, they don't harm the fish, can't breed in tanks, and are very hard to cure.
It could be as everyone else mentioned, or just some kind of random skin irritation. Perhaps something that he bumped into that broke off under his skin (kind of like a splinter). I wouldn't worry about unless it bursts and ulcers or starts to look otherwise abnormal.
Yes, the spots on your cichlid are normal. A couple of mine have them at certain times not at others depending on mood.
Yes, the spots on your cichlid are normal. A couple of mine have them at certain times not at others depending on mood.
A while ago one of my silver dollars had one of these spots. it went away in about a week. it left a black mark around the area though.