I finally have a fish to post on the disease forum

[stevo01]

I think clown fish might be an example.

 

[Frop]

The spot looks the same as one on an old banana. There may be some coralation.

Aliens...

 

[Paul B]

I have not fed him bananas, but occasionally I do feed my fish bananas after I freeze them. Batfish love bananas and my Moorish Idol used to enjoy them occasionally.

 

[jenreefer]

Well, look at it this way. He is now a hybrid and worth big $$

 

[Humblefish]

Melanoma is an interesting theory; a simple skin scrape examined under a microscope should at least turn up lymphocytes within the lesion if it is cancerous.

I personally think he's just trying to morph into a Muelleri.

 

[Paul B]

The copperband still seems fine and I still have no idea what that black mark is. If he starts swimming all weird and everything I will assume it is cancer or something serious. I have never seen this before

 

[Paul B]

His black mark seems to be disappearing. Maybe the magic marker is washing off
This is him now



And last month

 

[stevo01]

Seems like a bruise now doesnt it?

 

[Paul B]

I am not sure what it is but it seems to be getting lighter.

 

[Humblefish]

I am not sure what it is but it seems to be getting lighter.

That's good news!

 

[Chanjad385]

I'd say it was a bruise these fish are really fragile

 

[Paul B]

Doesn't look like a bruise. It is jet black and no raised scales. Just the discoloration. Bruises have red margins and don't last this long. I have had this fish for a few years and he is my largest fish, no competition.
You can see that now the black mark is no longer touching the right edge of the yellow band

 

[Zack K]

Still on the hold out on the yeast? If so I would assume the yeast caused it!

 

[Chris Adams]

Still on the hold out on the yeast? If so I would assume the yeast caused it!

good question
Paul stopping the yeast was that the only thing you changed?

 

[Paul B]

I stopped "that" yeast but still feed yeast. Now I feed nutritional yeast which is yeast that is killed. It is mainly for the corals. (I take it myself) But I don't have any idea if it is good for corals, fish or even Supermodels. It is an experiment.
But, yes, that was the only thing I changed. I don't know what it is but I assume it is not a disease. My fish generally do not get diseases but it is just some sort of condition with his melanin just like we sometimes get.
He seems fine and is still my biggest eater by far. It is hard to keep enough clams for him.

 

[Empress]

It's a fading birth mark. My daughter had one years ago. It's gone now.

 

[Paul B]

Empress, thank you for posting. We never have enough Empresses. It may be a birth mark, but he wasn't born with it and I am 100% sure your Daughter is much cuter than that fish.

 

[Brew12]

Empress, thank you for posting. We never have enough Empresses. It may be a birth mark, but he wasn't born with it and I am 100% sure your Daughter is much cuter than that fish.

Maybe the fish found religion and is "born again"

 

[Dancingmad]

Looks kinda like a teardrop - maybe he's a made fish now. Gangster.

 

[Humblefish]

@Dancingmad That's hilarious.