Black Spots on Clownfish

[Snowmaker]

There are black markings in spot shapes showing up on my ocellaris clownfish? The fish are in good health im just curious as to if anyone else has had this happen and what it is?

[niloc16]

they are pretty common, it is usually sting marks from a coral. if they host a torch or frogspawn sometimes they will get stung. they are not hurt from it but it leaves a mark. mine have had it with not ill effects

[bv_reefer]

-are sting marks like that common with some softies 2? cuz i'm going softies with a tomato clown so i'm just wondering, if those sting marks should be something I should expect or not.

[niloc16]

with clowns you can expect. they will try and host anything

[fishoholic]

they will try and host anything

Sorry to highjack but funny niloc16 should say that because I have 2 clowns that are hosting in pink zoas!!!!

[sharuq1]

Had black spots on my oscellaris and then he turned this color:

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=33586

I think it looks cool.

[Snowmaker]

hey thats a cool colour by the way. The only coral in that tank with significant stinging power is a member of the euphyllia family like torch corals and it is a neon green frogspawn, This is just my gf's tank and she was worried you all know how girls get. So i tank it as theres nothing really wrong with her fish???

[Snowmaker]

Also while someone brought up the subject of zoo's how do you make them grow faster. I dont know much about growing zoo's because i mainly grow clams and sps, then i have my biocube 14 with softies and i know how to make them grow like crazy is iodine and phyto. But how do you make zoo's grow faster???

[Clown]

with clowns you can expect. they will try and host anything

You think they will host a fake anemone?
Such as
http://www.bigalsonline.ca/BigAlsCA/ctl3664/cp17362/si1316837/cl0/aquariumsystemsseagardenwhitelongtentacleanemone

[Kronk]

if its got wiggly bits i wouldnt put it past them.. might not host in terms of bringing it food but it might like it as a hiding/ sleeping place.

[Clown]

But i would look like it is hosting it?

[bv_reefer]

-think tomato clown will host in a fake anemone

[Snowmaker]

my gf has one of those and hers dont host it, they do sleep under it however at night

[TheReefGuy]

Probably a soft coral.

[Clown]

WELL I HAVE A OLLCEANIS CLOWN (SPELLING?)
lOOKS LIKE NEMO,
AND I WAS READING YOU CAN GET EM TO HOST IN A FAKE ANENOME MADE OF ELASTIC BANDS TIED TOGETHER
BUT YOU HAVE TO SHINE LIGH ON THE ANENOME AT NIGHT (WHY?)
UNTELL THEY START HOSTING IT
AND THE ABOVE LINK IS ALL I KNOW ABOUT THAT FAKE ANENOME UNTELL IT ARIVES.

[danny zubot]

I experienced this with my false percs a while back , but I was told that it was "black ick". There were no ill effects from it so I didn't research it any further to see if it was actually a true diagnosis.