Re: black blotches

[ruddigar@home.com]

I also see these blotches on my fire mouth cichlids.  The blotches
come and go. May be a water quality thing because after a water change
they disappear.

Jason Miller
Sherwood Park, AB.

> Cory and Susanne Williamson wrote:
> 
> Hello all- I have a question about my apistos- some of my fish (regani
> and borelli esp. -in a 90 gal heavily planted tank) occasionally get
> black blotches on their bodies mostly around the head region. The
> blotches are irregular in shape and their size is variable. The
> blotches are not always present, but when they are present, they last
> for a few days (the size and shape can change within this period).
> None of the fish seem to be sick and the blotches don't appear to be
> any different than the rest of the skin (except for the colour). Does
> anyone have an plausable explanation.
> 
> Cory Williamson


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