Clowns Stung by Hammer

[Brit’s Fish]

My MochaVinci clowns have recently started hosting in my hammers after beating their nem to the brink of death. They have little bruises all over now which I’m assuming is just stings. They’ve only been going in the hammers for maybe 2 weeks, with my male being the first to start hosting. He’s mostly black so I can’t tell if he’s getting stung but my female is still pretty orange. She has black spots all over her fins now.
The hammer does not seem to care at all & I have not seen it retracting a
I’m assuming this eventually goes away as they develop an immunity to the hammer’s stings. Just looking for some reassurance. Any thoughts welcome!

 

[NeonRabbit221B]

They sure look like sting marks. Sometimes they build up tolerances to stings and they should heal just time.

 

[rkpetersen]

That's hypermelanization, related to getting stung. Most of the time the fish either adapts to the coral/anemone, or it gives up and looks for another host. The spots then usually go away.

Clownfish Hyper-Melanization

Clownfish Hyper-Melanization (updated 6-10-2023) What You Need To Know: * Small black smudges (larger than “Black Ich” turbellarians) usually only found on clownfish. * This is more of a condition than a disease. The dark spots are reactions from coming into contact with an anemone or stinging...

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[Mark Gray]

I had one that did that didn't seem to bother him but he eventually killed my hammer.

 

[Brit’s Fish]

I had one that did that didn't seem to bother him but he eventually killed my hammer.

Yeah, I’m definitely keeping an eye on these guys. I like my hammers but I will move them to another system if my clowns start to bug them. They’ve been in this tank together for months and only just started to notice the hammers.