Sharkbutter
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
So I moved my Balloon Belly Molly back into her normal tank from the hospital tank where she was treated from columnaris.
The hospital tank is not as well lit as the normal tank (a mistake, now I know) so when I returned her to the well lit tank with my 6 tetras (10 gal) I saw that she has something hanging off of her! I don't know whether this is a flaked scale or a full on parasite. She is happy and healthy, huge appetite and curious as ever and no clamping at all. She just has a black thing hanging off of her. Either one sucks but which one is it? I will try to post a pic later if someone needs it.
Are parasites usually black? As she is black too, I hope you can see my confusion. I have tried to get a good look at it for an hour now but she won't stay still for a darn second, in true Molly fashion. Let me know if you have ideas!
The hospital tank is not as well lit as the normal tank (a mistake, now I know) so when I returned her to the well lit tank with my 6 tetras (10 gal) I saw that she has something hanging off of her! I don't know whether this is a flaked scale or a full on parasite. She is happy and healthy, huge appetite and curious as ever and no clamping at all. She just has a black thing hanging off of her. Either one sucks but which one is it? I will try to post a pic later if someone needs it.
Are parasites usually black? As she is black too, I hope you can see my confusion. I have tried to get a good look at it for an hour now but she won't stay still for a darn second, in true Molly fashion. Let me know if you have ideas!