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11-29-2005, 07:02 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: australia,Gold coast
Posts: 49
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clown fish problems.?
My female Amphiprion ocellaris is starting to show many small black dots on her body. is this normal behaivor, or is it somewthing to worry about?
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11-30-2005, 01:39 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: portland or.
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introduce any new snails?
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11-30-2005, 03:12 AM
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Plankton
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: australia,Gold coast
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Nope, Unless one has managed to make its way into my tank from a couple peices of new live rock purchased shortly before i noticed the spots. any other idea's?
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11-30-2005, 03:36 AM
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Tankless Poser
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: El Caribe'
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I actualy noticed this on mine today ever so slightly on their back, and I just put in 14 snails a week ago or so.
I just figured it was adult coloration, keep me posted...
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11-30-2005, 04:42 AM
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Plankton
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: australia,Gold coast
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yeh mines ranging from its back also. has your clowns behaivour changed at all? mines quite normal im just abit woried that its a disease of some sort? (hope not!)
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11-30-2005, 06:11 AM
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Admin/ Super mod
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: New Castle, Delaware
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can you get a picture of him?
how new to the tank is he?
there is a black spot disease called diplopstomiasis that is usally assosicated with freshwater.
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11-30-2005, 10:46 AM
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Nucular Hermit
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Takoma Pk, MD
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It has happened once to both my clowns. Then it went away. No idea what it is, but they seemed in perfect health while they had the spots. See attached pic.
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65g acrylic tank with 520W PC
Basement Sump w/ EuroReef CS6-1
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11-30-2005, 12:40 PM
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Tankless Poser
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: El Caribe'
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yea reef boy thats what it looks like, but mine only have 1 spot each
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11-30-2005, 12:45 PM
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Nucular Hermit
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Takoma Pk, MD
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I wouldn't worry about it unless they start to exhibit strange behavior.
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65g acrylic tank with 520W PC
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11-30-2005, 02:19 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: australia,Gold coast
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Those spots are identical to mine, my clowns behaivor is normal, and i have had him for about a year, thanks for the help!
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12-07-2005, 03:31 PM
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Tankless Poser
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: El Caribe'
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have they been bonding with any new corals or anemoes?
Is this even a viable cause for the dots?
What is black-ick?
I was just double checking some advice I heard.
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