Black Spots On Discus/ Is My Guppy Pregnant?

[MichtheFishGirl]

My discus has black spots on him, he has always had a small amount but as he grows there seems to be more. Is this normal?
 
I also have a guppy that has gotten quite bloated and it now hovering around the bottom of the tank breathing heavy. I thought I had all males but I have no clue as I am very new to fish keeping. 
 
I have attached photos of both
 
thanks

 

[NeonBlueLeon]

What are you water parameters?
 
I don't know anything about discus, so I can't help you there.
 
Your guppy is definitely male.  How often are you feeding him?  He might be suffering from overfeeding.  If not, he may have dropsy.

 

[the_lock_man]

LIkewise, I can't help you on the discus.
 
I would say that the guppy does not have dropsy, but does look very bloated. Try feeding a mashed pea, this often helps with constipated fish. Boil a pea in unsalted water for a few mins, take it out of its shell, and mash it under the back of a fork.

 

[PrairieSunflower]

I've just recently learned (by reading a link shared by another board member) that feeding daphnia works too to help constipation.  I had a 3 month old platy very recently who was having swim bladder issues and possible constipation... I feed them nothing but daphnia for a couple of days and it cleared it right up.  My guppies never did eat peas... so if you can't get yours to try peas, try some daphnia instead.  I will go and find that link for you too.
 
Also no idea about the discus... could it be just developing its color?


Here you go.
 
http/allnaturalpetcare.com/blog/2012/01/23/natural-prevention-treatment-constipation_bloat-freshwater-fish/

 

[Electric Warrior]

The spots on your discus are what is called "peppering." It is fairly common on pigeon blood varieties of discus, and can be caused by a variety of things. Peppering in young discus is thought to be sometimes a product of stress, poor water quality, poor quality discus, etc. Having a dark coloured background or a dark substrate in your tank will bring out the pepper effect much more intensely. Do you have a dark substrate/background? Where did you get your discus from if you don't mind me asking, and how old are they? It looks like they are in a community, planted tank?

 

[Wills]

The spots on your discus are what is called "peppering." It is fairly common on pigeon blood varieties of discus, and can be caused by a variety of things. Peppering in young discus is thought to be sometimes a product of stress, poor water quality, poor quality discus, etc. Having a dark coloured background or a dark substrate in your tank will bring out the pepper effect much more intensely. Do you have a dark substrate/background? Where did you get your discus from if you don't mind me asking, and how old are they? It looks like they are in a community, planted tank?

 
Hit the nail on the head exactly I also find that in high nitrate it can cause black dots to form sometimes in large flat sided cichlids.
 
Wills