Bottomfeeder2 Lancelet Aug 31, 2008 288 3 18 30 May 8, 2009 #1 theres a mark on my new Ottocinclus...its not fuzzy or anything, just a light colored patch on its back. i guess its a heater burn or a healed gash? (i got him yesterday)
theres a mark on my new Ottocinclus...its not fuzzy or anything, just a light colored patch on its back. i guess its a heater burn or a healed gash? (i got him yesterday)
pinkertd Moderator May 29, 2007 5,976 1 62 New Jersey Real Name Debbi May 8, 2009 #2 Keep an eye on it and keep your water clean. It's possible it could be a heater burn.
ChrisK AC Members Aug 10, 2008 3,079 0 0 45 Sulphur, LA May 8, 2009 #3 do you have a pic of it? Could be a heater burn, or he may have got spooked and scraped himself on a rock or wood or something.
do you have a pic of it? Could be a heater burn, or he may have got spooked and scraped himself on a rock or wood or something.
Death Pony AC Members Feb 7, 2009 1,839 0 0 Fredericksburg and Newport News, VA May 8, 2009 #5 Mine sometimes get those marks. For mine, they just decrease the pigment intensity in that one spot for some reason. They're weird.
Mine sometimes get those marks. For mine, they just decrease the pigment intensity in that one spot for some reason. They're weird.
Bottomfeeder2 Lancelet Aug 31, 2008 288 3 18 30 May 8, 2009 #6 sorry, no pic. im worried not only about him but also about the other Ottocinclus, the Cobra Guppy, and the 2 Red Dwarf Pencilfish with him :/
sorry, no pic. im worried not only about him but also about the other Ottocinclus, the Cobra Guppy, and the 2 Red Dwarf Pencilfish with him :/
S swinneyw AC Members Feb 1, 2008 285 0 0 May 8, 2009 #7 ijust got three this past week so i read up on them they can get white spot