spots on clown fishes

[hockey nut]

My 2 percs have black spots on them. Thay seem to be fine and the spots are not bumpy. Look more like dots.

Anyone see this before?

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Ivy's clowns are like that too. Did you get yours from J&L also? Might be that shipment had this genetic mutation?

Anthony

[OCDP]

black dots?? are your clowns rubbing up on zoos or any other corals? I know that this will definitely leave black spots.. not a bad thing though, don't worry.. they do get stung from zoos and possibly other corals (because they try to host them...)

[Samw]

Yes, I've seen this before. But I don't know what it is. I was given a clownfish from someone that had black dots all over it. It came from a 10 gallon tank with PC lights and no skimmer and some surface scum. In my tank, the fish's black dots have gone away over time. I can't tell you why though. The difference is that my tank is skimmed, has a hosting anemone, and the fish has a varied diet.