black spots on clown fish

[YLChik]

hey all about 2 weeks ago i noticed some small black spots on my false perc - i have had hime since July 06. HE seemed fine - with teh exception of the spots, was eating swimming and on friday my hubby found him dead...

any ideas? I will post in grd also.

thanks guys,
Amy

[ScruffyRubicon]

Amy

Clowns usually develop black spots when they have been hosting in a coral such as xenia, GSP, zoos, etc. Had it been hosting in anything at all? This is usually harmless and will actually go away if they stop hosting in the suspect coral.

[YLChik]

he had been hosting in a feather duster for months - hmmm


side note - love the pirate clown

[ScruffyRubicon]

Originally Posted by YLChik

he had been hosting in a feather duster for months - hmmm


side note - love the pirate clown

I'm not sure about a feather duster causing spots. Is it possible he was having some other coral contact?

Glad you like the pirate clowns.

[YLChik]

i have a small frog spwn and a small tourch it is possible he got stung by them, but that wound't have killed him, would it?

[ScruffyRubicon]

Originally Posted by YLChik

i have a small frog spwn and a small tourch it is possible he got stung by them, but that wound't have killed him, would it?

Chances are he died of something else. The black spots are harmless to them. I was freaked out by the spots mine had when they appeared. There are countless threads about it.

I am curious, was he in the same tank as the corals you lost? Was there an ammonia spike in the tank? That could have done it and then dissipated before you had the chance to test for it.

[YLChik]

yes actually he was... It is possible - honestly i have no idea what is going on in the 55 right now... has me confused... Whiskey has been working on some of the chemical balance with me but man!

How is your tank doing?

[ScruffyRubicon]

Originally Posted by YLChik

yes actually he was... It is possible - honestly i have no idea what is going on in the 55 right now... has me confused... Whiskey has been working on some of the chemical balance with me but man!

How is your tank doing?

Between all of us, we'll get you back on track.

My tank may have actually taken a good turn last night. The one anemone with the first pair of clowns moved all hte way to the right side of the tank. So now I have a pair on each side(extreme sides) of the tank.