Six days ago I added one afra jalo reef and two melanochromis exasperatus I had bought and the next day noticed the two exasperatus had tiny black specks on their body and fins. It looks like they were sparsely peppered but doesn't it seem to bother them. I added MelaFix and PimaFix three days ago and yesterday added 1T. salt per 5g. (60g tank). I have no idea what it is or if it is contagious. I have about 18 other mbunas with them and they are fine. I need to indentify this and find the proper treatment.
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mostlycichlids
Cichlid Specialist
Are you sure its a desease? My mbuna have black spots now and then. Mostly rom digging in the gravel, scraping against things or the occasional scrap for territory.
I'm fairly certain these are topical, I used a magnifying glass and the specks are raised, like grains of black salt. I have an existing exasperatus and he doesn't have the specks. It's not cotton-like but granular. One fish has it on his left side and the other on the base of the tail to its tip. It's not too plentiful and I'd like to keep it that way.
