Convict Cichlid White Spots - What Is This??!!?

SuperD14
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My two convicts have laid eggs and the female appears to have one white spot on her tail and one white spot on her dorsal fin. They aren’t what I normally think of as ich (lots of small white spots covering the fish). It’s only two fairly large spots that she has and she’s the only fish in the tank with it. The male doesn't, the red tail shark doesn’t and neither does the spanner barb in there. Nothing new has been added recently so I’m not sure.
 
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Crazycoryfishlady
  • #2
Is it a fuzzy spot larger than ich?
Could you post some photos? It could be a bacterial infection that happened during spawning or after.
She may have gotten nipped a bit or scratched on an item in the tank and a growth grew over.
But we won't know without photos.
 
SuperD14
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SuperD14
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Hi, hasn’t got worse or better, any ideas?
 
nikm128
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If there's been no change, I think it's fine
 
SuperD14
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If there's been no change, I think it's fine

I just don’t know what it is, it’s just there.
 
nikm128
  • #7
Could be a calcium spot
 
SuperD14
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  • #8
Could be a calcium spot

A calcium spot on a fish? I’ve never heard of that, could you please explain.
 
nikm128
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I'm not positive how it happens, but I do know it's harmless and could go away with just clean water.
It could definitely be a healing injury too
 
SuperD14
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I'm not positive how it happens, but I do know it's harmless and could go away with just clean water.
It could definitely be a healing injury too

Moved her to the 5ft tank, 270litres and it seems to have disappeared. Huh, strange.
 
nikm128
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Very strange, hopefully it's nothing to worry about
 

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