Brown spots on clown fish

[Fishyfingers]

any idea why brown spots have appeared on my clown fish? They both seem well and are eating fine. Should I be worried?

 

[themcnertney]

Pictures please.
Also what are your water parameters? How long has your tank been running? What size tank?

 

[Humblefish]

Pictures please.
Also what are your water parameters? How long has your tank been running? What size tank?

^^This; especially needing photos showing the affected area(s). Also, are your clowns using a nem or stinging LPS coral as their host? Could be hyper-melanization.

 

[Humblefish]

Below is a clownfish being stung by it's host and hyper-melanization is occurring.

 

[Fishyfingers]

Pictures please.
Also what are your water parameters? How long has your tank been running? What size tank?

Thanks for the response

Ok so I know I'm going to sound a little lazy/stupid but I get my local LFS to do all my water testing for me and I'm told everything is as it should be. It's a 55 gallon tank and has been running for 5 months.

I'm trying my hardest to get a decent picture but they're all coming out blurry

 

[Fishyfingers]

Below is a clownfish being stung by it's host and hyper-melanization is occurring.
They don't seem to host anything and I don't have any anemones yet as the tanks still a bit new for them. Could any of the other corals be doing it? I only have a few and sorry if I get the names wrong but I think I have a green polyp, zoa, Kenya tree and mushroom.

 

[Humblefish]

The zoa would be the only real possibility. Do you see them hanging around (or sleeping near) that?

 

[themcnertney]

We need a better picture.

 

[Fishyfingers]

We need a better picture.

I'm trying but it only seems to be on their left side so it proving a little difficult. Here's what I've got so far but I'll keep trying...

 

[Fishyfingers]

The zoa would be the only real possibility. Do you see them hanging around (or sleeping near) that?

I haven't noticed them sleeping near it but it's a possibility so I'll keep an eye out and see where they're hanging out when they're not following me up and down the tank

 

[themcnertney]

How's their eating habits?

 

[Fishyfingers]

How's their eating habits?

They eat frozen mysis, brine and mussels, dried seaweed, shrimp and algae flakes

 

[Fishyfingers]

They eat frozen mysis, brine and mussels, dried seaweed, shrimp and algae flakes

Small amounts 2-3 times a day

Below is a clownfish being stung by it's host and hyper-melanization is occurring.

the spots look the same just less of them

 

[Deinonych]

If they are eating and behaving normally, I would just observe for now. The brown spots look like hyper-melanization as Humblefish noted above. Could be caused by some nipping from the other clownfish, but it's not indicative of disease IMO/E.

 

[Fishyfingers]

If they are eating and behaving normally, I would just observe for now. The brown spots look like hyper-melanization as Humblefish noted above. Could be caused by some nipping from the other clownfish, but it's not indicative of disease IMO/E.

Awesome thanks all

 

[TCFletch]

What in the heck is hyper melanization?

 

[Humblefish]

What in the heck is hyper melanization?

http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forum/index.php?threads/black-small-smudges-on-your-anemonefish.44343/

 

[SandJ]

Do you happen to have any aiptasia in the tank? Someone please correct me if I am wrong, but I believe it can sting fish.

My clowns live in the Xenia. They started developing dark spot like the ones pictured. I was afraid it was black ick. After some investigation, I found a couple Aiptasia hidden in the rocks around the Xenia. After removing the Aiptasia the spots went away and never returned.

 

[domination2580]

First off is that a carpet nem in the second pic?

 

[Nick Kohrn]

First off is that a carpet nem in the second pic?

Looks like a Toadstool to me.