My clown has black spots

[pvh]

I just noticed my female clown has lots of black spots on her body. What could this be?

 

[TomD]

Does it look like sprinkled pepper? Do a search for black spot disease, ,or black ich I also believe it was Kevin that experienced this.

 

[Jim Tansey]

If they are larger spots and blotches, no problem, they come and go on clowns all the time.

Jim

 

[pvh]

Does it look like sprinkled pepper? Do a search for black spot disease, ,or black ich I also believe it was Kevin that experienced this.

Yes, they look like sprinkled pepper. But only one of the clown has it.

 

[pvh]

After doing a bit of searching the black spots on my clown doesn't look like black ick. It looks similar to the one in this thread. http://www.bostonreefers.org/forums/showthread.php?t=386&highlight=black+ick

Should I be concern? My male clown doesn't have this on him.

 

[~Flighty~]

Is it living in a tank with a lot of zoanthids? If it is just a pigment change and not something hanging on the clown it is probably a harmles reaction to corals. Some stings, particularly zoas give clowns temporary freckles. They will go away if the coral is removed or if the clown stops touching it.

 

[pvh]

I have colonies of zoas but I never seen it touch any of them. However it doesn't look like anything hanging on to it. So could this also be cause from old age?

 

[Behrmon]

When I dealt with the parasite it looked much more like specks than blotches. There is a good link in this thread as well. Good luck.

http://bostonreefers.org/forums/showthread.php?t=44711&highlight=black+ich

 

[pvh]

When I dealt with the parasite it looked much more like specks than blotches. There is a good link in this thread as well. Good luck.

http://bostonreefers.org/forums/showthread.php?t=44711&highlight=black+ich

Yes, I saw your thread. The spots on my clown doesn't look that small. She could be getting old. Or could it be skin cancer?

 

[Greg Hiller]

PVH, saw the photo you referenced. Clowns get these, never seems to cause them any problems.

 

[TomD]

I didn't think of it as spots. My clown has black marks from hosting a colony of paly's.

 

[pvh]

Thanks guys. I feel a lot better now. I'd hate to have to find another wife for my male clown.