Sick Clown? KATHYC i got the pic

[BrooklynsReefMan1]

This is to all but i just took a picture to wonder what this was its not jet black anymore its a dim paynes grey (for you fellow artist) its a faded grey basicly

http://s264.photobucket.com/albums/ii180/FishKeepingIsKey/?action=view&current=Week13Reef036.jpg

the other side is perfectly fine no marks or abrasions or anything

 

[reefman]

"Hyper-Melaninization"

the fish has come into contact with a coral or anemone or other such invertebrate that has stung or injured the fish. The fish isn't sick, only those portions of the skin have changed their pigmentation.

 

[DontXtripNfall]

thats odd .. arent clownfish saposed to live in anemones.. dont they have a special feature to stop this when hosting? lol rob save it for art class

 

[evik]

Hi, I wouldn't worry. I have a pair of clowns for two years now and they used to have also some black spot which faded. They where appearing in different places on their body.

Once it appeared above females mouth like little beard and because she is very dominant we called her Hitler. By the way she is not Hitler any more even her personality didn't change, I feel sorry for her poor mate.

 

[reefman]

not all hosting relationships ends up having a happy ending.

btw: clowns will try to host others other than anemones.

 

[meagheavz]

its from aiptasia i think, i had the same prob, i had a huge one i couldnt get to but the clowns could, when i killed off the aiptasia the black marks went away

 

[NDY]

not all hosting relationships ends up having a happy ending.

btw: clowns will try to host others other than anemones.

I Agree

 

[rookie07]

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its from aiptasia i think, i had the same prob, i had a huge one i couldnt get to but the clowns could, when i killed off the aiptasia the black marks went away
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meagheavz....what was ur trick to killing aiptasia? mainly was it natural? If so what? I have mediction, but I want a natural approach other than peppermint shrimp

 

[nanoreefer22]

Rookie,

Try Kalking them. Never failed to work for me.

 

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try joes juice it work real well
dont think is a natural product but it is reef safe

 

[al0ha]

thats odd .. arent clownfish saposed to live in anemones.. dont they have a special feature to stop this when hosting?

theres a couple theories why clownfish dont get stung by anemone, one of them is they have to get stung enough in order to produce the special mucus layer that protects them

 

[Zuska]

looks like black ick

 

[BrooklynsReefMan1]

i got to pick up some joes jiuce i didnt see any im some LFS i went to

 

[KathyC]

Brooklyn..I have to agree with the group who said it appears to be from stings.
One of my favorite sites says the following:
"It should be noted that anemonefish may develop black spots on their skin through contact with corals, corallimorphs, zoanthids and anemones with which they are not familiar. These spots tend to be larger and less uniform than those from turbellaria."

Zuska..Turbellaria is Black Ich..it looks like someone sprinkled the fish with pepper. Clearly not what this fish is dealing with.

Brooklyn..please do let us know how the fish is doing or if you see any other changes

 

[NDY]

My Clown Have The Same Black Dots
over a year now and they are healthy none of my other
fish have been affected So I Agree With KatyC On This

 

[BrooklynsReefMan1]

uhhh the dots faded alot but maybe there from when he wallups in my gohnaporra??