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Old March 1st 06, 11:04 PM posted to rec.aquaria.freshwater.misc
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Default Advice please Parrot fish turning Black???

"Just Wondering" wrote in message
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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.

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