dark spots on chromis

[jesse]

I was looking at one of my green chromis and I noticed that some scales are darker spots than others. I don't think its ick because the spots are dark not white so what can it be?

 

[SarahSmile]

How long have you had the chromis jesse?
I had the same thing happen with all of mine. I'd get them, they'd be beautiful blue/green, then within a few days they'd get the weird blackened spots, then they'd die. Not saying the events are related but....

 

[little_fish]

Ive noticed the my chromis will get these odd colored scales when they were frightened or stress, but they were usually a lighter color.

 

[SarahSmile]

lighter color of blue/green Hannah? Not the dark blackish? Interesting...
It always bothered me why it happened..

 

[little_fish]

yep, the scales were a lighter blue, not anything dark/blackish

 

[ZyberGoby]

mine got attacked buy something lost some scales and the ones that came back were darker than the rest of them like a scar of sorts.

 

[Smitty]

Mine did the same thing...got a dark spot and then died a day or two later. I have no idea what it means.

 

[Kelz88]

Mine had dark spots, but they eventually cleared up. My two chromis hate one another though i think it was just some battlescars.

 

[FishyReef]

I got 3 chromis when I started and 2 of them developed a single dark black spot and then died. One lived for a good week with the spot, but it eventually became this huge black growth that was as wide across as the poor little chromis. I never figured out what they were. I don't know if its the same thing you are seeing because on each of mine it was just a single black dot that grew into a large spot before they died. It looked fungal to me at the time but if it were to happen again I think I'd pull the fish and treat it with a maracyn/maracyn 2 antibiotic combo to see if that made any difference. Not suggesting you should do this because I have no idea what your fish have, but if what happened to my chromis were to happen again, this is the route I would try.

 

[mono19]

Maybe they have the black spot that Captain Jack Sparrow got in The Dead Mans Chest. You probably are going to want to find a jar of dirt.....

Ok that was a bad joke.....sorry about your fish...hopefully they turn out ok. I've tried to look it up but I can't find any good answers.

 

[LoveJC03]

Sometimes our chromis have different blue/green color scales for a few minutes if the lights go off and come right back on :) They look like sparkly mermaids!

 

[jesse]

well ive had this chromis for a long time already and i noticed the spots for more than a month already. didnt think it was much but ive only seen this twice on him. usually i stare at the fish and i dont notice anything most of the time. he seems very healthy and the spots dont seem to be spreading so im guessing its fine.


im still confused tho

 

[Bifferwine]

My chromis seemed to get dark scales as they got older -- it was just here and there, like patches of them. I wouldn't call them "spots" as it seemed to be the scale itself that would change color.

 

[jesse]

so it should be fine right. i think it is the scales

 

[jesse]

nvm i came home and it was dying so i scooped it up and waited for him to die. now the hermits are going nuts on it. at least they will be happy )=