My big firemouth died a few weeks ago and I took a picture of him before he got flushed because there was some weird stuff on him that i've never seen before. I've lost quite a few fish in my years and I have never seen this before.
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http://i460.photobucket.com/albums/qq324/mikedbom/fish.jpg
If anyone has an idea of what that thing is on his side, please let me know. His mouth was also full of the same stuff. Other than him not eating and just chasing other tankmates around, he was perfectly healthy and very pretty. There is another female firemouth in the with him, a catfish and two other unknown cichlids. tank water has always been good although i'm having a bit of an algae problem. btw, he smelled really bad too.
direct link if thumb doesnt work for you...
http://i460.photobucket.com/albums/qq324/mikedbom/fish.jpg
If anyone has an idea of what that thing is on his side, please let me know. His mouth was also full of the same stuff. Other than him not eating and just chasing other tankmates around, he was perfectly healthy and very pretty. There is another female firemouth in the with him, a catfish and two other unknown cichlids. tank water has always been good although i'm having a bit of an algae problem. btw, he smelled really bad too.