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Hi,
Some of you may know that I got new fish be accident yesterday. Among these were 2 chromidotilapia finleyi/Benitochromis nigrodorsalis cichlids. I put them in my tank and they have been acting ok but the male appears to have white patches around his mouth. 2 small patches and a sort of hangy bit when seen side-on.
I have looked up Mouth Fungus which I understand is actually bacterial, not fungal. What I am worried about is whether is is mouth fungus or normal fungus that is near the mouth by coincedence. I know that a key factor is water quatily and stress and that a lot of fish are brought in with it. I am about to check the water parameters but they were all fine last week when I last checked. So I think if wither it will be a stress related problem from the recent journey here.
I am not sure if he ate yesterday but I will try feeding a little and report back. He seems ok but a bit quiet. I don't know cichlids too well to see what they should be acting like but I can compare with the other one which is much more active and less shy. I have seen him scratching his head off a plant-pot in the tank but no other fish have done this and there are no signs of ich. His lips are also a lit lighter than the female's if that is of relevance.
Details of my tank:
Dimensions: 60" x 18" x 18"
Filters: 2 Eheim Ecco 2233 (I think) externals
Last parameters: 0 amonia, 0 nitrIte, 10 nitrAte, ph 7.2
Fish and volume in my sigmnature.
I understand I have a lot of fish in my tank but as you can see all the parameters are great and there are plenty of hiding spaces. I personally wouldn't have added any more fish but I really had no choice when they were delivered to me rather than the 4 peppered cories I was expecting for my coldwater tank!
If he comes near the front I will try and get a pic but it is quite hard to see without a camera, never mind with!
Thanks for any help.
Some of you may know that I got new fish be accident yesterday. Among these were 2 chromidotilapia finleyi/Benitochromis nigrodorsalis cichlids. I put them in my tank and they have been acting ok but the male appears to have white patches around his mouth. 2 small patches and a sort of hangy bit when seen side-on.
I have looked up Mouth Fungus which I understand is actually bacterial, not fungal. What I am worried about is whether is is mouth fungus or normal fungus that is near the mouth by coincedence. I know that a key factor is water quatily and stress and that a lot of fish are brought in with it. I am about to check the water parameters but they were all fine last week when I last checked. So I think if wither it will be a stress related problem from the recent journey here.
I am not sure if he ate yesterday but I will try feeding a little and report back. He seems ok but a bit quiet. I don't know cichlids too well to see what they should be acting like but I can compare with the other one which is much more active and less shy. I have seen him scratching his head off a plant-pot in the tank but no other fish have done this and there are no signs of ich. His lips are also a lit lighter than the female's if that is of relevance.
Details of my tank:
Dimensions: 60" x 18" x 18"
Filters: 2 Eheim Ecco 2233 (I think) externals
Last parameters: 0 amonia, 0 nitrIte, 10 nitrAte, ph 7.2
Fish and volume in my sigmnature.
I understand I have a lot of fish in my tank but as you can see all the parameters are great and there are plenty of hiding spaces. I personally wouldn't have added any more fish but I really had no choice when they were delivered to me rather than the 4 peppered cories I was expecting for my coldwater tank!
If he comes near the front I will try and get a pic but it is quite hard to see without a camera, never mind with!
Thanks for any help.
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