What are these black spots on my clown?

[GoBigGuy]

Just noticed these black spots on my clown this morning when I turned on the lights. Google says it's because he's trying to host anemone but wanted your thoughts?

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[oredith]

could be black ich. not sure.

how is the fish behaving? is it swimming regularly? buoyancy? is it eating regularly?

 

[thedevilscandy]

I'm not sure why they get them, but I have a pair of SA occelaris clowns that have the spots as well. Come to think of it, they don't seem as dark as before they started hosting, but who knows.

 

[GoBigGuy]

Eating, swimming, acting normally


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[Rrocky]

Yup prolly stings from the nem. Mine oddly got some from zoas it used to host

 

[thedevilscandy]

Seems like it would be more of a pigmentation issue. If clownfish naturally host a stinging anemone how can they get stung marks? I just always figured it was pigmentation, maybe also due to being tank bred.

 

[Mr. Plant]

Stings from anemone.... Doesn't look like black ich, should be OK

 

[ItsTheNano]

Seems like it would be more of a pigmentation issue. If clownfish naturally host a stinging anemone how can they get stung marks? I just always figured it was pigmentation, maybe also due to being tank bred.

What I have read is that sometimes if they dont have the natural host anemone they will get stung


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[UMass14]

The dots will go away.

 

[BeanMachine]

Yup prolly stings from the nem. Mine oddly got some from zoas it used to host

I'm pretty sure its this as well. Or stings from a coral.

 

[djam]

Mine had that from trying to host a frogspawn.

 

[Lexusman25]

Mine has the same thing from playing in my hammer and torch coral haha

 

[toomuch420]

Mine use to have them when first hosting nem

 

[SavetheReef]

Teen achnae

 

[Tankopolis]

Mine hade the same thing and they disappeared after about 8 weeks.

 

[ReeferB]

Mine have them as well, they play with the frogspawn and some zoas. Usually the black dots go away

 

[will21xl]

Those are from zoas that they rub against on.. they should go away in a month or so.. nothing big

 

[LAreefguy]

Yea, stings or scratches. Deff not black icy

 

[CMD2213]

+1 stings