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04/07/2013, 05:14 PM | #1 |
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Black Spots on Clownfish?
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My Mohawk Puzzle Oscellaris has started to become darker and get some black spots on him. I know usually these are associated with coral stings, but he has never hosted anything. He sleeps in the top corner of the tank so I know he isn't getting stung at night. He is super healthy, active, and eating a lot. I have no reason to believe he has a parasite or anything because everything in the tank is totally clear of all signs of ick and everything is super healthy and growing like crazy. Is it possible that he is just turning darker/black to match the full B&W I have? Here is a picture of the spots, they are on both sides: Mohawk Clownfish by JHelmuthPhoto, on Flickr
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04/07/2013, 10:35 PM | #2 |
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Wow I have never seen black spots like that before. That is strange. Great looking fish - though! I would just keep a good eye on him and his health. I would not try treating him with meds unless you know or have figured out what exactly those spots are. Good luck.
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04/08/2013, 01:39 PM | #3 |
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Any ideas?
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04/09/2013, 03:07 PM | #4 |
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Bump. My pair displays this on occasion as well. Not sure what causes this... The eat like pigs and seem healthy.
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04/09/2013, 03:27 PM | #5 |
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I noticed a black spot one night on my occellaris and the next day it had dissapeared
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04/28/2013, 10:39 PM | #6 |
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They seem to be spreading/growing, but his behavior still hasn't changed at all. Still seems as healthy as ever...
Mohawk Clown 2 by JHelmuthPhoto, on Flickr
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04/29/2013, 09:52 PM | #7 |
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Mine started gaining black spots after hosting my RBTA. I think it has something to do with them hosting the coral, like sting marks... but im not 100%
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04/30/2013, 02:50 AM | #9 |
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My pink skunks have grey spots. They host two huge gigantea. I imagine that they are sting marks but I am only guessing.
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04/30/2013, 03:32 AM | #10 |
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They dont have to live in the coral to get the spots, just brushing up against the coral when swimming around can cause it. I agree that they are just coral stings though.
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95% sure they aren't stings.
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04/30/2013, 01:47 PM | #12 |
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Looks just like what happened to one I had a few years back when it decided to cuddle with a torch...
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04/30/2013, 08:02 PM | #13 |
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In the second pic the eyes look orange. Are you sure it isn't a picasso? Its a beautifu clown.
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I didn't have to pay big bucks for him so I'd be surprised if he is some special type of Clown, but I sure do love him
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From my own experience I would say those are definitely coral stings.
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No, I don't but my previous orange and whites would zip through a colony of paly's in a nano cube I used to have running and that is exactly what they looked like. It got so bad that I eventually took that rock out and the black spots healed and went away. Could just be dumb luck that the tentacles/sweepers didn't make contact with the white areas.
I'm not saying those are coral stings on your fish. All I was saying is that from my own experience, the spots pictured are identical to those I saw on my fish.
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It's not a big deal to the fish if you don't mind the spots. |
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I have the opposite on my one clown. My tank is FOWLR and the spots appeared in the last 24-48 hours. Currently only one clown has spots on its one side with most of the spots being in the front white stripe and one spot in the second stripe. Anyone have any ideas?
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