Comments on: 10.10. Black Spots https://tankstartguide.com Based on Science and Logic Mon, 13 Oct 2025 05:50:33 +0000 hourly 1 By: Sabrina https://tankstartguide.com/10-10-black-spots/#comment-1796 Mon, 13 Oct 2025 05:50:33 +0000 http://tankstartguide.com/?page_id=1720#comment-1796 Got two pet co feeder fish. Threw em in my porch pond. Got ick.(yes I know better damn it. Just stupid on my part and I paid for it) treated the pond for ick. Saved one fish lost my other one. Very bummed and kicking myself over it. Knew the fish I lost was not doing well but first day of hunting season was here and I had plans to go camping. Got back and the fish has died. Removed her. But her buddy has black spots all over him now. I don’t believe it’s genetic there new. And like someone dotted him with a black marker. If anyone would like to offer their experience please email. Ladybug1929@gmail.com please put FISH in the subject. Thank you

]]> By: Dave https://tankstartguide.com/10-10-black-spots/#comment-1795 Fri, 13 Jun 2025 00:02:56 +0000 http://tankstartguide.com/?page_id=1720#comment-1795 In reply to Ignacio.

In reply to Ignacio ……. Any medication will rarely eliminate the fluke infestation completely so don’t be surprised to see flukes still in the mucus. You are depending on healthy fish to keep the infestation under control.

]]> By: Ignacio https://tankstartguide.com/10-10-black-spots/#comment-1794 Wed, 11 Jun 2025 12:55:32 +0000 http://tankstartguide.com/?page_id=1720#comment-1794 Hello Dave. I have 10 butterfly telescope in quarantine and they have been treated for fluke. Three rounds of prazicuantel and one round of Dactymor. This fish came from China and my friend tells me that they have developed resistance because he still finds fluke in the scrape .I’m afraid these parasites will reproduce and become strong again . What should you do? Maybe treat in the future with formaline and green malaquite?

]]> By: Dave https://tankstartguide.com/10-10-black-spots/#comment-1793 Sat, 08 Mar 2025 02:13:27 +0000 http://tankstartguide.com/?page_id=1720#comment-1793 In reply to Sreykhouch.

Black spot is cured by Praziquantel but treatment really isn’t necessary. The disease tends to be self limiting and typically will just go away on its own with time.

]]> By: Sreykhouch https://tankstartguide.com/10-10-black-spots/#comment-1792 Sat, 08 Mar 2025 00:37:11 +0000 http://tankstartguide.com/?page_id=1720#comment-1792 តើជំងឺអ៊ុចខ្មៅក្នុងសាច់ត្រីមានថ្នាំសម្រាប់ព្យាបាលទេ?

Translated from Khymer ….. Is there a cure for black spot disease in fish.

]]> By: Ovidiu https://tankstartguide.com/10-10-black-spots/#comment-1791 Fri, 16 Aug 2024 11:09:20 +0000 http://tankstartguide.com/?page_id=1720#comment-1791 Hello, I have some fish displaying flashing/twitching with black dots on their body(some on the chin). There are no red dots on any fish and never have been, although the black dots appeared months ago(also two fish got inflamed gills). In the “black spots” article you are saying treatment is not really necessary, yet they are still called “flukes”. Is there a clear distinction between the two? One requires treatment while the other does not?

]]> By: Dave https://tankstartguide.com/10-10-black-spots/#comment-1790 Sun, 14 Jul 2024 23:16:31 +0000 http://tankstartguide.com/?page_id=1720#comment-1790 In reply to LUCY RODRIGUES.

In reply to Lucy …. It is very doubtful it is black spot disease. It is probably just genetic. What species of fish is it?

]]> By: LUCY RODRIGUES https://tankstartguide.com/10-10-black-spots/#comment-1789 Sun, 14 Jul 2024 13:30:38 +0000 http://tankstartguide.com/?page_id=1720#comment-1789 Thank you for you comments.
Ive had a fish that’s got swim bladder & had it for weeks, months but now he has black sports should i take him out of the tank as im worried my other fish will get this disease

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