GeeTee Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Here is a picture of one of my blues and she has this black spot on her side. Any ideas as to what it might be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameron Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 hay that spot on the fish isnt a worrie a few of my cihlids have it its just some marks that it was born with i think . Nice fish though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeTee Posted July 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 The spot only appeared about a week or two ago. It's not really a worry just curious I guess to see if there is anything wrong with her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameron Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 oh ok never had any thing like that just grow on my fish ''do any other fish have it'' and that she is a he Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeTee Posted July 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 It's not actually a growth it's more like a bruise and none of the others seem to have anything like it. If the last part of your reply is saying that my fish is a male,here is a link to some pics I posted on here a while back of it's vent.It was a unnanimous(sp) decision that it was female. I value your opinion though. http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/vent-p ... 13808.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoandWilly Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 Our malawi's always get random black dots on them, have read that a diet high in spurlina will cause them, and we feed them quite a bit of spurlina flake so i'm guessing thats what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeTee Posted July 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 Thanks for that ,sounds like it could be the go here. I feed them on spirulina cichlid sticks on a regular basis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameron Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 yea had a look at the vent photos its very hard to tell but the egg spots and the pointed tip at the end of dorsel fin all the body is showing male signs but the vent im not to sure . and maybe the black mark was a missing scale and grew back a dark colour.my eletra has black spcekles on the back of body if thats any help :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 I would say that its a bite mark from another fish. nothing to worry about if the water is clean. Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeTee Posted July 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 The fish is 3" long and is in the tank with 3 other females,I think if it was male it would be doing the business by now. The other females have even carried eggs for a couple of days,unfertilized they got rid of them. This one is still being chased around the tank by the others and is not far behind them in size,so am still convinced female.There is no dominant fish they all chase each other (except this one) Yeah Frenchy the water is good,getting turned over 6 times an hour and 25% changes weekly so should be right. It's no real concern she still gets about the tank,no difference in character. All the fish are good,damage may be the reason??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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