synspillum color change

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bbortko

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My synspillum has decided to change his colors and just wanted to confirm its normal. He's around 3 years old, pushing 12" and acting normal. The dark area towards the rear first came out about a week ago and up until then he looked normal. 20151011_192206.jpg 20151011_192206.jpg
 
I had this happen to my syn and coatz. I didnt know why it happened either but it slowly went away. I remember reading if fish hit the glass hard they can get that black coloring like that cause of some nerve damage. Dont know if its related with yours.
 
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He looks healthy but the black rear half is different.
 
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