One of my Discus, fiish has black flecks over the top of its face and by the top fin. When i first bought him there were a few flecks but now it seems to be alot. The discus usnt eating either and seems to stay in one place. my other discus is active eats everythin and doesnt have these black marks. Should i be worried, are these black flecks disease?
Discus Black Flecks
- Thread starter jaco17
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Im going to bet that the one discus with the black flecks is a Pigeon Blood variety. The black flecks are known as peppering. This is 100% normal and common for a Pigeon Blood (PB) to have this. It is like their stress bars, since you may have noticed they dont have any. So, the peppering may go away at times, or get worse at other times...depending on their mood basically. To make the peppering less, do more water changes, put a lighter background on the tank or increase the amount of light in the tank...It wont eliminate the peppering, but it will reduce its appearance.
-Ryan
-Ryan