What is he?

marco · Feb 18, 2003

this p has a little black birth mark or something. im not sure what he is. it was sold to me as a red. what do u guys think?

marco · Feb 18, 2003

Hannibal · Feb 18, 2003

Id say a red

piranha 13 · Feb 18, 2003

I can't tell by your picture. It's too dark. Where this birth mark at?

marco · Feb 18, 2003

its rate on the gill plate. you can see it in the first pic

marco · Feb 18, 2003

what ever she is... shes BIG and a nice p.

RhomZilla · Feb 18, 2003

Yeah man, your pix came out too dark. From the looks of it, you have a red.. but then again, from what you said about the birthmark on the gill section, it can be a Caribe.

piranha 13 · Feb 18, 2003

Yea it could be a Caribe. How big is the mark?

marco · Feb 18, 2003

i thought maybe hes a mix or something. theres no dark spot on his shoulder tho.

marco · Feb 18, 2003

you can see the mark in the 1st pic and in the 2nd pic. thats how big it is. i dont know how u guys cant see it cause i can. but it would help if it was a little more clear

hastatus · Feb 18, 2003

The fish is atypical P. nattereri. The blemish is not interesting.

marco · Feb 18, 2003

ok thanks but i want to know what that black spot is from or what it is.

hastatus · Feb 18, 2003

melanophores.

marco · Feb 18, 2003

is it a desease or something explain

Judazzz · Feb 18, 2003

I edited the pic a little, but it's still quite grainy and faded.
But maybe it helps a bit...

marco · Feb 18, 2003

yea you can clearly see the dot now.

DiXoN · Feb 19, 2003

on my 2 smaller reds you can see faint humeral spots and they are definately natts that is also a natt

Poseidon X · Feb 19, 2003

Natts usually have the same humerall spot that Cariba have, although you definately cannot see it as clearly. It is normally very faded and barely noticable, although it is there if you looking for it. George had pictures of tons of Natts with obvious humeral markings on them during one of his trips.

hastatus · Feb 19, 2003

ok thanks but i want to know what that black spot is from or what it is.

Melanophores are pigment (black) cells which cluster to make spotting other other attributes of your piranha.

This is harmless. Your fish is not P. cariba and it is atypical to find a faint blemish (humeral spot) on P. nattereri. On your fish the blemish is on the opercle, hence, melanosphore pigment (blemish).

marco · Feb 19, 2003

nice... is it rare to have one?

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