what does it mean if your fish has black spots on their body? cuz my boy fish had sex with it and i dont know why my girl fish has black spots
2007-09-30 06:56:24 · 3 answers · asked by tom w 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
never mind ppl i found out it's haveing babys
2007-10-01 14:18:00 · update #1
I suggest separating the two fish and then checking out some facts on the internet to see what it is.
2007-09-30 07:04:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What type of fish is this? If it's a livebearer and the spots are on the rear of the abdomen, you might only be seeing her gravid spots, showing she's pregnant. See the circled area (#2) in this photo: http://www.aquariumhobbyist.com/guppies/Femaled.jpg and another view: http://fish.orbust.net/images/pregnantguppy.jpg These photos were of guppies, but mollies, platys, and swordtails will have this too. In this case, the spots are very normal - in fact, if you have a male and female, you female will have this spot showing more often than not!
If the spots look more like these: http://www.fishdeals.com/fish_diseases/black_spot/ this si caused by a larval fluke. Unless there are a lot of them, they generally don't do any harm to your fish. If you want to get rid of these anyway, use any medication to get rid of external parasites.
2007-09-30 23:42:59 · answer #2 · answered by copperhead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
could be parasites or a disease
2007-09-30 14:00:13 · answer #3 · answered by tigerfire2002 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋