Re: blue gourami lost black spots

Nikki wrote,
my blue gourami who has two black spots normally now lost them.....

Might be an age or genetic thing - I have seen blue three-spot gouramis
out grow their spots - quite common.

inplace are white faded spots........

Something to keep an eye on for a few days - fish darken with illness,
lighten with stress. If it's stress, you don't want it to go on for a
long time. Stressed fish include the secretion of stress hormones -
secreted in large amounts, or over a long period of time, can/will also
stress the other fish within the tank. These stress hormones are called
Pheromones (hormones that affect the behavior of other
fish)............ Frank

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