Black Patches on Clown

kramleigh · 03/22/2007, 11:01 AM

Hi all!

Just got home from work and my two clown fish have got even larger black patches than yesterday. I don't think it's is black spot - patches are too big. Any ideas what it could be? They're both feeding great and swimming freely - looking pretty good actually.

MimicTang · 03/22/2007, 11:21 AM

Are they new? could be spotting?

PONCHDOG2000 · 03/22/2007, 11:56 AM

stings from a hammer or a frogspawn? thats what happened to mine.

kharmajavah · 03/22/2007, 11:59 AM

One of mine has the same thing - they came and went, and I was worried he had a fungus or something. After a lot of observation, I determined that he's getting stung by zooanthids, and sometimes the frogspawn. The stings cause the spots; when he makes my xenia his host, the spots disappear. I wish he'd hang out there more =)

Nothing to worry about, most likely.

ionredline0260 · 03/22/2007, 12:06 PM

my clarkii are COVERED in black freckles kind of like that but a little smaller. I feared it was black ich but that looks like little black specs. I too have frog spawn and zooanthids so many it is stings? do you have any corals?

kramleigh · 03/22/2007, 12:38 PM

Yep, just have two pussey corals, an ecrusted polyp rock and a toadstool leather. The toadstool is the latest addition and it's come on the clowns since then. I've only had the clowns for 4weeks mind you.

03/22/2007, 11:01 AM	#1
kramleigh Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 164	Black Patches on Clown Hi all! Just got home from work and my two clown fish have got even larger black patches than yesterday. I don't think it's is black spot - patches are too big. Any ideas what it could be? They're both feeding great and swimming freely - looking pretty good actually.

03/22/2007, 11:59 AM	#4
kharmajavah Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 18	One of mine has the same thing - they came and went, and I was worried he had a fungus or something. After a lot of observation, I determined that he's getting stung by zooanthids, and sometimes the frogspawn. The stings cause the spots; when he makes my xenia his host, the spots disappear. I wish he'd hang out there more =) Nothing to worry about, most likely. __________________ ---------------------- "I bet I can get that back together..." -me, usually right before throwing something in frustration Current Tank Info: 25g reef and 10g fish only

03/22/2007, 11:21 AM	#2
MimicTang Moved On Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hartford CT Posts: 1,517	Are they new? could be spotting?

03/22/2007, 11:56 AM	#3
PONCHDOG2000 Anjuman Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 343	stings from a hammer or a frogspawn? thats what happened to mine.

03/22/2007, 12:06 PM	#5
ionredline0260 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Box Around the Corner Posts: 747	my clarkii are COVERED in black freckles kind of like that but a little smaller. I feared it was black ich but that looks like little black specs. I too have frog spawn and zooanthids so many it is stings? do you have any corals?

03/22/2007, 12:38 PM	#6
kramleigh Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 164	Yep, just have two pussey corals, an ecrusted polyp rock and a toadstool leather. The toadstool is the latest addition and it's come on the clowns since then. I've only had the clowns for 4weeks mind you.