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Old 07-15-2008, 05:46 AM
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My clown fish has 2 small brown spots on his body - does anyone know what it may be?
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Old 07-15-2008, 06:08 AM
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brown spots can be normal in clownfish. They normally come from stings from anemones and corals. As long as it's eating and active it should be nothing to worry about.
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Old 07-15-2008, 07:14 AM
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google images of clownfish hypermelanization (I think thats how you spell it) and see if the images match. But yeah its pretty much what tlo said.
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Old 07-15-2008, 12:42 PM
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Mine looks like he has 3 eyes he has a spot right between his eyes.
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