Clown hosting torch

[jcs11236]

My clown has decided to swim in my single head torch. he swims in it once or twice a day.. Doesnt seem to be bothering the torch but i see that the tomato clown is getting white spots when he swims in the torch. i think the torch is stinging him? is this normal? the spots go away by the next morning. is this some sort of ick?

 

[anthony27]

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090121205217AAJnzQY

 

[KathyC]

Clowns will host a variety of things from anenomes to power heads (usually a poor idea but go figure).

Often when a fish tries to host a stinging coral that its body will have a reaction to - the result are gray spots from the sting, though I cannot say they go away overnight and they are usually a good deal larger than what ich would look like, so no, it would not be ich.

Can you possibly post a pic of what these spots look like?

 

[REEF ADDICT]

Hey jay look at the bright side it beats him hosting a rbta that moves around till it finds its spot stinging other corals..mines host the torch also the hammers and zoas even caught him laying down on the brain...i agree with kathy 100%...

 

[MIKE NY]

mine have been hosting a frogspawn for years...the froggie likes the free meals the clowns brings....