Hiya all,
A while ago I obtained 4 crenicichla compressiceps, which have recently started to develop black spots on their bodies, see pictures below.
I have been reading here and there that this may be caused by a virus or bacteria, and is either contagious or not. My nannostomusses who have been in the tank earlier than the creni's are also developing the spots now. I had one older crenicichla in the same tank already before, who seems to be fine still.
Does anyone know if the spots pose any serious threat to my fishes' health? And is there any suitable cure? On earlier cases with skin conditions I got good results by adding a little salt to the water (a few grams per liter); has anyone tried this? I was thinking about just putting 1 nanno in a q-tank, add salt and see what happens.
Would like to hear what you think!
A while ago I obtained 4 crenicichla compressiceps, which have recently started to develop black spots on their bodies, see pictures below.
I have been reading here and there that this may be caused by a virus or bacteria, and is either contagious or not. My nannostomusses who have been in the tank earlier than the creni's are also developing the spots now. I had one older crenicichla in the same tank already before, who seems to be fine still.
Does anyone know if the spots pose any serious threat to my fishes' health? And is there any suitable cure? On earlier cases with skin conditions I got good results by adding a little salt to the water (a few grams per liter); has anyone tried this? I was thinking about just putting 1 nanno in a q-tank, add salt and see what happens.
Would like to hear what you think!