Advice please Parrot fish turning Black???
 

Hi , i've had a few problems with my parrot fish over the past 10 days or so
, he seems to be back to his normal energy levels , he has suffered from a
fungus growth , which i have medicated for and it seems to be
improving..........But now he seems to be going Black ? , his natural colour
is orange , the last time one of my parrots went that colour they where
about to lay eggs , but this parrot i'm almost certain is a male ? What is
the black colouring he is getting likely to be ? i had noticed a small
amount of black on him around 3 weeks ago , but it appears to be spreading.

I've been quite lucky with my fish over the past 4 years , but this poor
fellow seems to be making up for past good fortune , he's around 2 years old
and i 've had since he was around 2 months old....

The black marking seems to be a mystery to me as there not a fungus i
presume , its his skin that has changed colour.

Advice please Parrot fish turning Black???
 

"Just Wondering" wrote in message
...
Hi , i've had a few problems with my parrot fish over the past 10 days or
so , he seems to be back to his normal energy levels , he has suffered
from a fungus growth , which i have medicated for and it seems to be
improving..........But now he seems to be going Black ? , his natural
colour is orange , the last time one of my parrots went that colour they
where about to lay eggs , but this parrot i'm almost certain is a male ?
What is the black colouring he is getting likely to be ? i had noticed a
small amount of black on him around 3 weeks ago , but it appears to be
spreading.

I've been quite lucky with my fish over the past 4 years , but this poor
fellow seems to be making up for past good fortune , he's around 2 years
old and i 've had since he was around 2 months old....

The black marking seems to be a mystery to me as there not a fungus i
presume , its his skin that has changed colour.


It's a normal response for BP's that are stressed from illness, poor water
quality, moving, etc. Some never have it, some have patches for their whole
life - it's just another Parrot oddity. It used to be called 'black spot
disease' but it's not really a disease at all, just a reaction.

--
Mar
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http://www.bloodparrots.co.uk/forum/

Advice please Parrot fish turning Black???
 

On 1 Mar 2006 17:44:14 -0800, "koi-lo"
wrote:

Just Wondering wrote:
Hi , i've had a few problems with my parrot fish over the past 10 days or so
, he seems to be back to his normal energy levels , he has suffered from a
fungus growth , which i have medicated for and it seems to be
improving..........But now he seems to be going Black ? , his natural colour
is orange , the last time one of my parrots went that

time to flush it down the toilet.

I hope that when people write "flush it down the toilet", they are
just joking, and I hope that newbies to the sport of aquariums
understand that flushing is not a good way to get rid of a dying fish.
-- Mr Gardener

Advice please Parrot fish turning Black???
 

"jazz" wrote in message
ups.com...
I've not yet had to do this (thankfully). How do you euthanase a dying
fish properly - my LFS has a policy of not discussing this with
customers and the advice out on the internet is quite varied?
==========================
I can't bring myself to euthanize them. I have a small tank I put them in
with an airstone and let nature take it's course. Occasionally one will
revive or get better on it's own. I can't explain why or how that happens
since I don't medicate fish that appear to be dying. The last was the
miraculous recovery of a young blue mirror koi already on it's side when I
brought it in. You should see it now.
--

Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995...
Aquariums since 1952
Note: There are two Koi-Lo's on the Aquaria groups.
~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o

Advice please Parrot fish turning Black???
 

In article . com,
jazz wrote:
I've not yet had to do this (thankfully). How do you euthanase a dying
fish properly - my LFS has a policy of not discussing this with
customers and the advice out on the internet is quite varied?

Cut the spinal cord with scissors, right behind the head. Anything
else and the fish suffers - sometimes for a while.

A meat cleaver works well. One whack and the fish is dispatched.

--
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Richard Sexton | Mercedes stuff: http://mbz.org
1970 280SE, 72 280SE | Home page: http://rs79.vrx.net
633CSi 250SE/C 300SD | http://aquaria.net http://killi.net

Advice please Parrot fish turning Black???
 

I agree. Mine are buried in the flower beds. They add fertilizer and
there's no chance of disease (should they have something contagious) getting
into the nearby rivers or lakes.

There's a gardening show on the CBC that takes call in questions. It sounds
oh so straight laced and grown up and, well normal. One day some blue haired
old dear called about her Rhododendron, and it was clealy chloritic.

She asked what the best thing to do for it was. The guy said "bury a cat
under it". That's really what he said.

(She opted for blood meal)

--
Need Mercedes parts ? - http://parts.mbz.org
Richard Sexton | Mercedes stuff: http://mbz.org
1970 280SE, 72 280SE | Home page: http://rs79.vrx.net
633CSi 250SE/C 300SD | http://aquaria.net http://killi.net

Advice please Parrot fish turning Black???
 

That's a really encouraging story. I'll think twice about hurrying
things along if I ever get into that kind of difficulty with a fish.

Advice please Parrot fish turning Black???
 

"Richard Sexton" wrote in message
...
I agree. Mine are buried in the flower beds. They add fertilizer and
there's no chance of disease (should they have something contagious)
getting
into the nearby rivers or lakes.

There's a gardening show on the CBC that takes call in questions. It
sounds
oh so straight laced and grown up and, well normal. One day some blue
haired
old dear called about her Rhododendron, and it was clealy chloritic.

She asked what the best thing to do for it was. The guy said "bury a cat
under it". That's really what he said.

(She opted for blood meal)
=============================
Something to acidify the soil that contains Iron works great......... on
Azaleas as well. ;-)

I use Ironite and sulfur myself.
--

Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995...
Aquariums since 1952
Note: There are two Koi-Lo's on the Aquaria groups.
~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o

Advice please Parrot fish turning Black???
 

"jazz" wrote in message
ups.com...
I've not yet had to do this (thankfully). How do you euthanase a dying
fish properly - my LFS has a policy of not discussing this with
customers and the advice out on the internet is quite varied?


Research fish euthanasia (if I spelt that right). Pros use MS-222 iirc
to tranquilize or kill in higher dosages. Hobbyists can effectively use
clove oil for euthanising. Sold in the pharmacy (drug store) for
tooth-aches (freezes gums).
--
www.NetMax.tk

Advice please Parrot fish turning Black???
 

Just Wondering wrote,
But now he seems to be going Black ? , his natural colour
is orange , the last time one of my parrots went that colour they where
about to lay eggs , but this parrot i'm almost certain is a male ? What is
the black colouring he is getting likely to be ?

If it isn't it's breeding color, then the darkening is a symptom of
illness - bacteria infection, due to poor water quality... A loss of
neurological control will/can also make body color darken, which could
be due to brain or eye flukes, inwhich a two day treatment with
Fluke-Tabs would help...................... Frank

Advice please Parrot fish turning Black??? (I DID NOT WRITE THIS MESSAGE)
 

On Sun, 5 Mar 2006 09:53:45 -0600, "Koi-Lo"
wrote:

I did not write this message.

I'm learning to check headers and yup, that message didn't come from
you. I didn't need to check the header to realize that the message
just wasn't the K*i L* that I know. I have no idea who you are or from
whence you came, but in the few weeks that I've been reading your
messages here, you're OK in my book.

-- Mister Gardener

Advice please Parrot fish turning Black??? (I DID NOT WRITE THIS MESSAGE)
 

Koi-Lo wrote,
I did not write this message......

We know that............. Frank

Advice please Parrot fish turning Black???
 

"Mr. Gardener" wrote in message
...
I'm learning to check headers and yup, that message didn't come from
you. I didn't need to check the header to realize that the message
just wasn't the K*i L* that I know. I have no idea who you are or from
whence you came, but in the few weeks that I've been reading your
messages here, you're OK in my book.
===========================
I'm doing what the troll information sites recommend by posting "I did not
write this message" after each troll impersonation message I see. This is
done because messages are kept for years on the net. It helps avoid
problems and confusion down the road.
--
Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995...
Aquariums since 1952
Troll Information:
http://tinyurl.com/9zbh
http://tinyurl.com/d8e4
Reading Headers:
http://tinyurl.com/amm9s
Note: There are two Koi-Lo's on the Aquaria groups.
~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o

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"Borked Pseudo Mailed" wrote in message
d.net...
In reply to article
rec.pond(Roy):


Your alcoholism and mental illness can be treated. You need seek
immediate treatment.

These are the ravings of: o rec.ponds ~Roy~.

Thanks for the updates, Carol. You'll fix these groups like you fixed
rec.ponds.

Advice please Parrot fish turning Black??? (I DID NOT WRITE THIS MESSAGE)
 

cat daddy wrote:

Thanks for the updates, Carol. You'll fix these groups like you fixed
rec.ponds.


YA want a piece of me:

Carolyn Adamo Gulley
3245 North Lamar Road Mount Juliet TN 37122-7806
Phone 615-459-9345

Advice please Parrot fish turning Black??? (I DID NOT WRITE THIS MESSAGE)
 

Frank wrote:
Koi-Lo wrote,
I did not write this message......

We know that............. Frank

No you don't and I am going to keep teeling you until you reach
rec.ponds status!

Advice please Parrot fish turning Black??? (I DID NOT WRITE THIS MESSAGE)
 

"Martin Brown" wrote in message
...
In reply to article
Homo(Roy):

Your alcoholism and the mental snip

Despite your use of a remailer, Carol, the format of your quotes is from
Outlook Express. Better use your OE Quotefix on it so you don't leave
hoofprints. Kinda like when you started snipping the Path: because it showed
your servers after I pointed out to Max that's how I knew it was you.
So, here's three of your usual lies. That you'd stop replying to Roy,
you'd stop crossposting, and you'd only talk about fish. Better froth up
another flood of sockpuppets. Can't do without your flamewar fix.

"Roy" wrote in message
...

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"Fred Hall" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 9 Mar 2006 23:46:33 -0600, "cat daddy"
wrote:


"Martin Brown" wrote in message
. ..
In reply to article
Homo(Roy):

Your alcoholism and the mental snip

Despite your use of a remailer, Carol, the format of your quotes is
from
Outlook Express. Better use your OE Quotefix on it so you don't leave
hoofprints. Kinda like when you started snipping the Path: because it
showed
your servers after I pointed out to Max that's how I knew it was you.

lol

She's gotten a little better with practice, but you're right, the OE
format does give it away.

I only just now noticed she replied to one of my posts with three socks,
two using OEQ, and then replied to you with one of them for what passes as
normal for her. That's not really getting "better".

So, here's three of your usual lies. That you'd stop replying to Roy,
you'd stop crossposting, and you'd only talk about fish. Better froth up
another flood of sockpuppets. Can't do without your flamewar fix.

This **** will not end until one of them croaks.

Yep, the silence of the one and the wailing in the darkness of the other.

"Roy" wrote in message
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