wild Apistogramma Eunotus??

[blinkmiao]

http://www.aquastore.com.hk/forum/files/wild.jpg
my fd import this last month...is Apistogramma Eunotus?
thanks^.^

 

[Mike Wise]

It is hard to say, considering none of the diagonostic black markings show on this fish. Could belong to 1 of 3 or 4 different complexes.

 

[Rolo]

...and the black dots of the fish seems to be a virus caused illness. (but not very bad or lethal, as far as I know), not typical blackmarks to identify the species.

greetings,
Rolo

(I don't think it's A. eunotus, but I have no idea, what it is)

 

[mervin]

i have noticed that some wild fishes have these black patches, how can i treat them ????

thanks
mervin

 

[Rolo]

how can i treat them ????

I think, that's unfortunately still unknown....

greetings,
Rolo

 

[Mike Wise]

I had some wild cacatuoides with these patches. I never tried to treat them. They lived long, happy, productive lives.

 

[blinkmiao]

thanks.
but the fishmonger said that this is a.eunotus
expect the speckle it really so nice^.^

 

[Mike Wise]

It doesn't matter on which species the black patches appear. It is not part of the fish's normal pattern, but probably a parasitic condition that doesn't seem to harm the fish.

 

[mervin]

I had some wild cacatuoides with these patches. I never tried to treat them. They lived long, happy, productive lives.

i have tried many medication but to no avail......

just wondering if anyone had these black patches spread to other fishes ???

thanks
mervin

 

[fishgeek]

blacker area's on fish can be related to neural disease (usually one localised black area for that local nerve damaged/diseased)
or in some internal protozoan disease you will get darker patches on the fish

andrew

 

[apistodave]

How about skin cancer-do fish get it???

 

[blinkmiao]

in HK some people said that the black spot are the epiphyte from wild.
can:t remove it.....
my wild Inca also have some black spot @.@

 

[fishgeek]

melanoma has been recorded in fish , though you would expect the spot to be growing