Is this hyper-melanization?

[starypotter]

Hi everyone,
I have this clownfish who just developed these spots. Today is Sunday, on Tuesday I moved them to a temporary holding tank and back when I did a full breakdown clean of the tank. The behavior of the fish hasn’t changed, but there was that big stressor the other day. None of the other fish appear to have spots or seem to be acting differently.

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

If your clown is hosting an anemone or attempting to host a stinging coral then I would yes that looks like hyper-melanazation.

 

[starypotter]

If your clown is hosting an anemone or attempting to host a stinging coral then I would yes that looks like hyper-melanazation.

Oh forgot that part. The only anemone I have is a rock flower, and I've never seen the clowns go anywhere near it. The clowns just stay in the back corner, usually right against the wall. There's some GSP back there, but I've never seen them brush into it, nor have I seen them venture near any other coral.
Corals I do have- Hammer, frogspawn, duncan, zoas, trumpet, galaxia.

 

[ngoodermuth]

Oh forgot that part. The only anemone I have is a rock flower, and I've never seen the clowns go anywhere near it. The clowns just stay in the back corner, usually right against the wall. There's some GSP back there, but I've never seen them brush into it, nor have I seen them venture near any other coral.
Corals I do have- Hammer, frogspawn, duncan, zoas, trumpet, galaxia.

You have lots of stinging corals on that list... he could be hiding around them at night after lights out. It looks very much like hyper-melanization to me.