Re: Strange looking fish

[Kathy Olson <kathy@thekrib.com>]

It is a parasite.  Don't recall the name off the top of my head. (will
look it up if I get a chance)

Comes in on fish, but requires a bird in the life cycle so usually doesn't
spread to other fish.  Doesn't seem to harm the fish either.

Kathy

On Mon, 20 Dec 1999, Mike & Diane Wise wrote:

> Francine,
> 
> I have seen these black blotches on A. cacatuoides, A. macmasteri, and Rotpunkt.
> Females of A. elizabethae were once introduced in Germany as Rußkopf (Sooty-head)
> because they had the same blotchiness on the head. I don't know if it's a
> disease, parasite, environmental, or genetic condition, but it doesn't seem to
> harm the fish.
> 
> Mike Wise
> 
> Fbethea wrote:
> 
> > I recently saw strange looking apistos in a lfs. Some were labeled as
> > cactuoides and some were labeled as caeti.  These fish had blotches and
> > spots in odd places.  For example one female had a black dorsal fin and the
> > caudual fin was mostly black.  The lateral line spot was a blotch below the
> > lateral line.  This fish also has one black cheek and two blotches on her
> > other side that fall way down on her belly.  Other fish in this bunch had
> > black freckles indiscrimantely dispearsed all over their bodies which , btw,
> > included their fins.  Some of the females reminded me of those varigated
> > platys.
> >
> > Has anyone seen such fish?  Does anyone think that these fish are hybrids of
> > some sort?  A genetic defect, perhaps?
> >
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