I recently bought a small group of golden barbs from a fellow fishkeeper.
I noticed a red mark on the largest female when I got them but thought it was just a mark from bumping into something.
Over the past week however there has appeared several more red patches and what looks to be a small raised white part in each of the marks. There is also now a similar mark on one of the smaller bards which I believe is male.
Hopefully my photos have attached so you can see what I mean.
I contacted the previous owner who says that he believed the mark was from the males chasing the large female attempting to get her to drop eggs. Is this a possibility of should I be more concerned?
Any and all help is appreciated. Unfortunately I put them straight in to my main tank which contains several expensive fish.
I noticed a red mark on the largest female when I got them but thought it was just a mark from bumping into something.
Over the past week however there has appeared several more red patches and what looks to be a small raised white part in each of the marks. There is also now a similar mark on one of the smaller bards which I believe is male.
Hopefully my photos have attached so you can see what I mean.
I contacted the previous owner who says that he believed the mark was from the males chasing the large female attempting to get her to drop eggs. Is this a possibility of should I be more concerned?
Any and all help is appreciated. Unfortunately I put them straight in to my main tank which contains several expensive fish.
