Stephab1993 Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 Hello, my name is Stephanie and I am new to reefing. I have two clown fish and they are developing spots. Are they sick? One has a lot of spots and the other only has two spots. Sent from my SM-G920T1 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gil&Fin Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Are they dark spots or white spots? Do you have anemones in the tank? Sent from my SM-G928P using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBret Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 I'm trying to remember......I had the same thing, and got rid of it. Someone knows the answer for sure on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wantanewtank Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Hi Stephanie, I'm Lisa. Good to see other women into reefing too. The spots look black so I'm sorry I don't know how to help. You can also check out Reef 2 Reef if you don't get responses here. Good luck Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBret Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Found this on a different forum..." The images of the clowns look more like hypermelenization from the nemocyst of LPS corals. " " The parasites that cause Black Ich and Marine Ich are very different. The 'black' coloration is blood hemorrhaging from the entry site of the parasite. You can't see the Black Ich parasite with the unaided human eye. The 'black' is not raised up from the skin like the white spot of Marine Ich. The black spot of Black Ich is small, like a pin prick or the head of a pin.When an Anemonefish is stung or irritated by another marine life form, the black is fuzzy, ill-defined. That is true Hyper-Melaninization. Such black spots are not tiny but larger and tend to be 'smears' or look like smudges, or smallish (but not tiny) smudges. This is not usually fatal, but the fish is being harmed.If the fish doesn't improve on its own in a week or two, move the fish away from the offending life form (put it into a new home/new tank) or move the life form away from the fish (take it out of the tank).If it is Black Ich, treat the fish in a hospital tank. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JManrow Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 I have treated Yellow Tangs that arrived in shipments for "Black Ich", which is actually a parasitic flatworm. I gave them a freshwater dip, followed by a formalin bath . It is advised to also continue treatment in a Quarantine Tank. http://saltaquarium.about.com/cs/compldiagnodisease/a/aa041701.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephab1993 Posted February 7, 2017 Author Share Posted February 7, 2017 Thank you everyone for your replies! I'll start treating right away! Sent from my SM-G920T1 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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