WTF?? Festae's face turned completely BLACK!!

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mshill90;4116448; said:
I read something a loooong time back, don't remember where, but I've heard it has a lot to do with water quality. It effects Midas, Parrot fish etc... it's some kind of a disease if I recall correctly..


i think i know what you're talking about, but if I remember right it was a black spot disease...basically looked like ick only black.

I've never seen anything like this...gotta admit it's kinda cool looking.
 
ceeej31;4115555; said:
there are several threads about this happening to peacock bass, it goes away after a while and the fish is usually fine

old thread, but i seen a pbass at the store like this..wondered why it was black/ dark like that..it's face.
 
Hey remember this fish? I went back to The Fish Gallery and he is back to normal. I even had to ask if it's the same fish and they say it is. They were just as surprised as I was that he suddenly wasn't two-face any more.

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This happens occasionally in discus. Some have theorized it's nerve damage or bruising caused by trauma or injury. In some instances it goes away over time.
 
justpgraham;4446651; said:
really enjoyable post , glad he went back to normal

Thanks, I thought it might make an interesting thread.

I was happy to see he's ok too. Every time I go there, I love to watch the display tank for a while.
 
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