RE: Strange looking fish

["gooch" <gooch@tznet.com>]

If it is black spot.. the life cycle is Birds.. bird poop.. snails.. then
fish


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> From: owner-apisto@admin.listbox.com
> [mailto:owner-apisto@admin.listbox.com]On Behalf Of Kathy Olson
> Sent: Monday, December 20, 1999 8:01 PM
> To: apisto@majordomo.pobox.com
> Subject: Re: Strange looking fish
>
>
> 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?
> > >
> > > Francine in MD
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