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08-11-2003, 11:11 AM
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filter feeder
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Indianapolis
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spots on clownfish
Hopefully someone can help me identify these spots on our clown...
they appear to more internal than external...the first two clownfish we had had them also...the other fish (two damsels) do not have them...
the fish appears healthy, no labored breathing, no wierd motions, eats like a pig, etc...
thanx for the help...
bob
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08-11-2003, 12:04 PM
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bob there the 2 lil black spots right...... i dont know why but my clarkis got the same thing....
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08-11-2003, 06:16 PM
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filter feeder
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Indianapolis
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Clint,
yes the two spots on the right...it also has more spots toward the head...really hard to get a clear pic of them..
bob
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08-11-2003, 06:18 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Toledo, Ohio
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i've read a few threads like this. and the conmclusion was that is normal color changing as clowns mature.. not sure if it's correct though.
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08-11-2003, 06:18 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Vancouver, WA
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When we had some clowns come in the store with those spots, we quaranteed them all. We put cleaner wrasses and cleaner shrimp in the tanks with them. We did not use chemicals in our system tanks, so this was the best way (in our opinion) to take care of most problems.
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08-11-2003, 09:39 PM
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i have 4 cleraner shrimp currently in the tank with my clowns....i cant get rid of them.....
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08-11-2003, 10:25 PM
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filter feeder
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Indianapolis
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Quote:
Originally posted by squid
Are they wild caught or tank raised?
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tank raised purchased from Premium Aquatics...I picked them up, they were not shipped...I didn't notice the spots when I brought them home...I'll keep my fingers crossed that it is "aging spots" (to have those at such a young age )
bob
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08-11-2003, 10:26 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Vancouver, WA
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ours were tank raised also..
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08-11-2003, 10:28 PM
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i have no clue if mine were tank raised... i always for get to ask that.... but it took roughly a day or 2 for the spots to show up.... but they are eating fine, beatheing fine, and so i assume it isnt anything unusuall....
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08-12-2003, 06:07 AM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Marietta GA
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I'll bet you have zooanthids in your tank? Clowns will get the black spots from touching zooanthids. IMO seems to have no ill effects on the clowns. My clowns I have had for 6 years have always had the spots because they live in a sarcopyton that has zooanthids all around the base. There was recently a discussion on this at reefs.org http://reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=34918
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08-12-2003, 09:34 AM
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filter feeder
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Indianapolis
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Sally,
verrry interesting....yes I have bunches of Zoos...the pics on the link wouldn't come up but it seems that right or wrong, it is not an uncommon occurrence...
boy, "learning something new everyday" is a mojor understatement in this hobby....
thanx for your input...
bob
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08-12-2003, 01:28 PM
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wow....ty that link was very informative
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08-13-2003, 11:10 AM
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lil update... i hadnt really look lately at my 2 clowns but since i have transitrioned from zoanthids to sps in there tank the black spots have dissapeard... not all of them but 90% are gone |
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08-13-2003, 01:49 PM
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Sailfin
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Noblesville, Indiana
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We also have tons of zoos...all sorts, but our 4-yr-old TR percs have never had dark spots, or spots of any kind. They live in the yellow polyps.
~ Shirley
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08-13-2003, 09:16 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Vancouver, WA
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At the store, it would be impossible to keep the fish that were for sale in a "reef" tank. So, the spots in our experience had nothing to do with zoo's or other corals.
Good article. Thanks for sharing
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