Clownfish Spot on tail getting bigger by the day

[Chris_Noles]

3 white spots have formed on the tail of my clown what could be the cause of this?

 

[Chris_Noles]

 

[Mastiffsrule]

Evening,

Saw your other post. Sorry about the trouble. I am not the best with disease, but based on location and description I am thinking infection.

Let’s see if @Jay Hemdal or #reefsquad is around

 

[CCauthers]

Do they look puffy? Could be fungal or lympho, but I'm not an expert

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Well, I have a difficult time really seeing any details in photos taken under blue light, any chance you can get a clear photo under white light? Also, a short video under white light can also help. Check out the link below my name here - it will direct you to a file that describes other information that we need in order to try to figure this issue out for you; what other fish you have, water quality, the history of the fish, etc.

Thanks,

Jay

 

[Bleigh]

Are they translucent, as in, can you see through the spots?

 

[Chris_Noles]

Well, I have a difficult time really seeing any details in photos taken under blue light, any chance you can get a clear photo under white light? Also, a short video under white light can also help. Check out the link below my name here - it will direct you to a file that describes other information that we need in order to try to figure this issue out for you; what other fish you have, water quality, the history of the fish, etc.

Thanks,

Jay

So these spots appear one day and disappear the next so I am unable to record another video because they are not on the fish today.

 

[Chris_Noles]

Are they translucent, as in, can you see through the spots?

Not really but they are not on the fish today, they will be on it one day and then today they are gone.

 

[Bleigh]

I had this happen when I first got my clowns 2+ years ago. I never figured out what it was, but it stopped and they’re still very much alive and lay eggs regularly. The only information I could come up with is possible stings from the frogspawn they were trying to host. Only pictures and descriptions that seemed similar to me were when people said their clowns were trying to host something new. May not be what it is, but thought the anecdote may be helpful. My clowns spots were almost translucent. You could see them on both sides of their body and there didn’t appear to be any damage, just a translucent spot(s).

 

[Chris_Noles]

I had this happen when I first got my clowns 2+ years ago. I never figured out what it was, but it stopped and they’re still very much alive and lay eggs regularly. The only information I could come up with is possible stings from the frogspawn they were trying to host. Only pictures and descriptions that seemed similar to me were when people said their clowns were trying to host something new. May not be what it is, but thought the anecdote may be helpful. My clowns spots were almost translucent. You could see them on both sides of their body and there didn’t appear to be any damage, just a translucent spot(s).

Yeah I think its from how its body rubs up against the rock when it "sleeps" at night because he almost lays onto the rock at night, so odd.