My clownfish has strange black spots

[Peter Brom]

Hi,

For a couple of days my clownfish has strange black spots, see picture.

Any idea what i could be ?

Thx

 

[Andreas' Reef]

This is called hyper-melanization, when a clownfish comes in contact with a stinging anemone or coral (which I see in the background), it gets stung and those black spots show up. Usually goes away within a couple months.

Cheers

 

[Peter Brom]

Thanks Andreas. Good to read its not a disease.