Burnt Flame

[Delphinus]

I'm sorry but I don't quite see what you mean in the picture.

Do you mean that there are black dots on the fish, as if someone sprinkled fine ground table pepper on them? If so, it could be "black ich" (it's not real ich though, it's a flatworm). If that is what it is, a freshwater dip of 4 to 5 minutes (equalized for temperature) should kill them off, the fish will be fine (although good luck catching the fish).

[Myka]

From the picture...you're talking about the black dusting along the fish's head? Looks like it may be velvet disease...?

[Ryan]

Ya thats exactly it Myka. Like I said I havent been able to look at him really good yet but it looks somthing like that.

Its not as big as table pepper its much more fine that that.