Weird Silver Spots

[furry catfish]

Hi everyone.I just bought 2 harlequins from the pet store they were really lively so i didn't get a proper look at them but when i put them in my tank I realised one of them has 2 small shiny spots on one of them.I cant get a decent picture of him,even if i could get a good one,somethings wrong with my photo bucket account so i wouldnt be able to put them on here.






chris

 

[furry catfish]

sorry just to add the spots are more like little flecks not like columnaris

 

[lordofthesea]

how big are the spots? whitespot/ich maybe?

 

[furry catfish]

they are a little bigger than a grain of salt sorry i cant be more specific.And i didn't think it was ick because they were bright shiny silver

 

[loraxchick]

i suspect scales just coming off for one reason or another. keep an eye on them...doesnt sound like ich (as that is fairly obvious).
cheers

 

[furry catfish]

Wait wouldn''t the skin under the fishes scales be white? or am I wrong?,either way thanks I will keep watch on the little guy

 

[jmkgreen]

Get yourself a free flickr account and upload the best image you have.

 

[OldMan47]

A single scale at an odd angle will reflect light funny and look like a shiny spot. I think that is what Loraxchick meant.

 

[furry catfish]

Ah ok thanks for clarifying that.And I will try getting flickr

 

[loraxchick]

A single scale at an odd angle will reflect light funny and look like a shiny spot. I think that is what Loraxchick meant.

yup...exactly what i was trying to say. thanks for clarifying for the OP
cheers

 

[furry catfish]

Ok I got the pictures.Sorry their not very good my camera isn't very clear


http/www.flickr.com/photos/42091285@N06/3881658907/
this one shows the spots (the one in the middle isn't big and long it's just the silver coulour running together.



http/www.flickr.com/photos/42091285@N06/3881656391/
I think either that is his other side or it is a terrible picture



chris

 

[waterdrop]

Oh, the pictures make it clear! You've got one of those rare "Right-Turn-Only-Rasbora" species. They've got really good coverage on the right marker lamps.

 

[Truck]

Oh, the pictures make it clear! You've got one of those rare "Right-Turn-Only-Rasbora" species. They've got really good coverage on the right marker lamps.

took me a while to get that!

 

[waterdrop]

thankGsombdylaughed

 

[keenonfish]

Never seen harlequins like this but a couple of my BPT's have a scale like this each. Bit dissapointing because you only notice when studying the fish at home but one of those things I guess. If anything like mine it appears to be a permenant 'odd' scale or something and seems to be a permenant feature!