CMG Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 A few of our cichlids have speckly black dots on their mouths and from their lower jaw to thier ventral fins. Any ideas what this could be?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 what types of cichlids are these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMG Posted November 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 The ones with the the black speckles are our zebra ice blue, auratus, and kenyi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 yeah ive seen it on a few africans actually... One of our female ice blues has a few random dots on it and ive seen some yellows and red zebs with it too... Dont really know what the story is I just presume its some sort of random thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoandWilly Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 A high spirulina diet can cause black spotiness, could be bruising from fighting........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMG Posted November 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 Yea it is quite random cause only 4 fish out of all of them have it, and it seems to come and go on those 4 fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 but isn't spirilina the best thing for africans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMG Posted November 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 Could be the spirilina then cause we feed them spirilina flakes, but not to sure what our cichlid pellets are made up of which we also feed, i will have to have a look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoandWilly Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 yeha spirulina is the best for them but it does give them the spotness, have witnessed it myself when we changed there food to spirulina pellets once... dots appeared and then switched them back cause we couldnt afford it again and they disappeared. i think cichlid-forum.com has an aritcle on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMG Posted November 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 Thanks for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 so it is.. http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/feeding_mbuna.php So then, what foods are best? A quality vegetable flake food (like those containing Spirulina) by itself is all that's needed. Note, Spirulina is rich in protein and should not be fed alone. If you use a pure Spirulina flake, mix it with another type of flake. By mixing the Spirulina with other ingredients, like fish meal, you will achieve a more balanced and desirable diet. Spirulina is an excellent source of Phycocyanin, which is the blue pigment derived from blue-green algae, but for yellow or red fishes to show their best color, additional vitamin sources must be provided. Furthermore, fish fed too much Spirulina, may in fact develop dark, irregular spots or stains along their sides, called Spirulina spots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoandWilly Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 Here is teh extract from cichlid-forum So then, what foods are best? A quality vegetable flake food (like those containing Spirulina) by itself is all that's needed. Note, Spirulina is rich in protein and should not be fed alone. If you use a pure Spirulina flake, mix it with another type of flake. By mixing the Spirulina with other ingredients, like fish meal, you will achieve a more balanced and desirable diet. Spirulina is an excellent source of Phycocyanin, which is the blue pigment derived from blue-green algae, but for yellow or red fishes to show their best color, additional vitamin sources must be provided. Furthermore, fish fed too much Spirulina, may in fact develop dark, irregular spots or stains along their sides, called Spirulina spots. Whole aritcle can be read at http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/feeding_mbuna.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 lol beat ya to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoandWilly Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 lol you got in first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 :lol: Great team work non the less. Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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