BLUE SPOT ON NEW FISHES (VENTRAL SIDE)

Apisto046 · Post by **Apisto046** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 3:26 pm

Hello,

Today I bought 3 new fishes. They are about 7 cm. I think/hope they are female. But ... all three have al blue spot on their ventral side.
They look healthy. The fish store will contact the breeder to give an explanation. Monday I will know more. But in the mean time maybe you can give an explanation??

FISH 1

FISH 2

FISH 3

ALL THREE TOGETHER

Post by **Barbie** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 6:08 pm

That would be food they've been eating in their digestive tract. No panic needed

. Congratulations!

Barbie

Apisto046 · Post by **Apisto046** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 6:17 pm

Thanks for the reaction Barbie!

What kind of food can it be? I don't know blue food.

Are all three of them female??

Post by **Barbie** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 6:22 pm

I'd say the food was probably just black. They look totally normal and healthy, IMO, and yes, 2 look female to me.

Barbie

zebra046 · Post by **zebra046** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 10:27 pm

Apisto that looks perfectly fine and a healthy bunch the fish in the bottom right looks like a male

ventral view
FISH 1 male
FISH 2 female
FISH 3 female

Tom2600 · Post by **Tom2600** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 10:41 pm

Without going into to much detail on this subject. Often the colour of faeces is most animals is nothing like the colour of the food that went in. Hence, as Barbie says, the dark (blue-ish) colour is just faeces. A good sign that you have three healthy zebras.