Texas Cichlid Black Dots near mouth

[sebasmondoux]

ok.

 

[Wailua Boy]

Good luck with your fish

 

[sebasmondoux]

** update **
It's all gone now Still don't know what it was.

 

[Aquanero]

A reaction to the high nitrates. I've seen Clown loaches get black peppering as a reaction to diminished water quality. Keep the system clean and you should have no further issue.

 

[sebasmondoux]

Might be the case! water is much better now, 5-10 ppm (nitrate)