Clown Fish Liver Spots?

intarsiabox · #1 09-10-2009, 12:42 AM

One of my clowns has some light brown shadowing in little patches under the skin. It looks like liver spots on a person. The fish is behaving normally and it doesn't seem to be bothered at all by it. It is also 6 years old. Does anyone know what it might be? Hard to get a picture as it won't stay still and it is only on one side of its body. I added a few new corals from frag fest but no new fish for months.

sharuq1 · #2 09-10-2009, 12:50 AM

Some seem to just get more black, or in this case spots as they get older. In other cases they get the markings from rubbing on certain corals. I don't think it is anything to be concerned about unless it looks "fluffy", raised or is eating away at tissue or the like.

intarsiabox · #3 09-10-2009, 12:57 AM

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[/IMG]Well, I was able to get a picture after all!

Leah · #4 09-10-2009, 01:29 AM

Age spots!

intarsiabox · #5 09-10-2009, 02:10 AM

If that's all it is I guess there's not much I can do about it. I hope he doesn't get wrinkley too!

Keri · #6 09-10-2009, 02:26 AM

Looks a little like a sting from a coral to me, if that's the case it should go away eventually. Doesn't look like disease. Nice Clown

intarsiabox · #7 09-10-2009, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Keri

Looks a little like a sting from a coral to me, if that's the case it should go away eventually. Doesn't look like disease. Nice Clown

Another person told me it looked like a zoanthid sting. My clown usually avoids all corals in my tank so maybe he lost his resistance over the years?

Drock169 · #8 09-10-2009, 02:48 AM

I think they call it hyper melanization, usually the result of some sort of sting.

intarsiabox · #9 09-10-2009, 02:51 AM

I guess all I can do is keep an eye on it to see if it gets worse.

subman · #10 09-10-2009, 04:46 AM

+1 on the sting. Mine had the same thing when they started hosting in a torch after a while it all went away.