HELP!! Clownfish velvet or coral sting

[Joseph1987]

Hey guys,

I recently added a clown fish to my aquarium. When I initially purchased him i didn’t notice anything wrong but after getting him home noticed a lot of smaller black spots around his body and at first thought maybe it was just stress however after 24 hours they’re still there and now his face looks a bit reddish in color. he was also housed in a coral frag tank at the LFS so I’m not sure if it’s burn marks from coral or if he’s suffering from something more serious like velvet disease. He’s eating like a champ and appears to be swimming fine but any Advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Auquanut]

It looks like normal colration in the photos. Are the black spots raised? Is he still acting normally? Eating, etc...?

 

[DeniseAndy]

looks like hypermel to me. Just normal until they get used to the stings.

 

[Porpoise Hork]

looks like hypermel to me. Just normal until they get used to the stings.

Agreed. I had a pair of clowns that looked just like this after they discovered my euphyllia garden. Took about a week for the spots to fade away.