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I posted last week about my Gouramis having tiny black spots all over them. They still have them, but now it seems as though the larger of the two has the most spots (before it was the smaller one). The spots are now mainly where their scales overlap and up on their fins. The larger one also has a grayish saddle patch shape forming over it's head. I wasn't overly concerned with them because my coworkers seem to think that this is normal, but I am starting to worry!
Edit: I just wanted to add that the black spots that my fish have look like blackheads. They don't look like the same spots caused from Ich (not sure if black Ich looks the same or not).
Today I noticed that both of them now have small bare spots (where the red coloring should be) on the sides. I haven't see any rubbing up against the sides of the tanks or any of the rocks or gravel. I haven't seen any fighting that would suggest that they're nipping each others sides. They do seem to chase each other from time to time, but when they meet up, it's normally the tail that gets swiped and neither one of their tails shows any signs of being bitten.
Both fish are acting perfectly normal. They're both anxious to eat once the food is put in there. They both swim around normally, there's no sideways swimming or lingering at the top or bottom of the tank.
Being my first fish this may be pefectly normal, but I can't help but feel that there's a problem that I should be treating. I called a local pet store and was told that it could be Black Ich and he suggested that I try putting some freshwater aquarium salt in the tank as well as slowly raising the temperature up to the low 80s (right now it's set 74°).
I tested the water again today and here are the readings:
PH = 7.1
AMMONIA = 0
NITRITE = 0
NITRATE = between 0-.5 (I couldn't tell which color matched the best because they're so close.. not quite as bright as 0, but not quite as orange as .5).
Anyone have any ideas?
- Mandy
Edit: I just wanted to add that the black spots that my fish have look like blackheads. They don't look like the same spots caused from Ich (not sure if black Ich looks the same or not).
Today I noticed that both of them now have small bare spots (where the red coloring should be) on the sides. I haven't see any rubbing up against the sides of the tanks or any of the rocks or gravel. I haven't seen any fighting that would suggest that they're nipping each others sides. They do seem to chase each other from time to time, but when they meet up, it's normally the tail that gets swiped and neither one of their tails shows any signs of being bitten.
Both fish are acting perfectly normal. They're both anxious to eat once the food is put in there. They both swim around normally, there's no sideways swimming or lingering at the top or bottom of the tank.
Being my first fish this may be pefectly normal, but I can't help but feel that there's a problem that I should be treating. I called a local pet store and was told that it could be Black Ich and he suggested that I try putting some freshwater aquarium salt in the tank as well as slowly raising the temperature up to the low 80s (right now it's set 74°).
I tested the water again today and here are the readings:
PH = 7.1
AMMONIA = 0
NITRITE = 0
NITRATE = between 0-.5 (I couldn't tell which color matched the best because they're so close.. not quite as bright as 0, but not quite as orange as .5).
Anyone have any ideas?
- Mandy
