Clown Hosting Torch getting irritated?

[ssick92]

Hey everyone,

I have had 2 Percula clowns in my tank for about 2 months now, and about 3 weeks ago I added a Torch Coral. Well about 4-5 days ago, one of my clowns hosted it, and has been swimming all through it during most of the day.

Today, I noticed some dicoloration on the fish, and am not sure what it could be. The tank has had no sign of ich, and all the other fish are in perfect health. Could the torch just be stinging/irritating him further the more he swims through it? If the torch is the cause, then why would he keep swimming through it?

Here is a video of how the clown has been acting yesterday and today:
http://youtu.be/KCrNgKFE5os

Also, since you can't see the discoloration in the video, here is a picture of what I am talking about. It is only on his right side of his face:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/helmy123/FishDiscoloration.jpg

EDIT: I also just ran all my standard water quality tests, the only thing out of whack is my pH. The pH dropped from 8.2 about a week ago to 7.8 today. This explains the stressor which caused the irritation. This has all the makings of ich doesn't it...?

 

[tvrsir]

Your clowns are fine. But I would watch the torch and see if it is retracting.
The black dots are stings from the torch.
7.8 is not bad if that is with lights off.

 

[ssick92]

Thanks, that is what I wanted to hear Ya the 7.8 was decently early in the morning, but the lights had been on for about an hour.

 

[Dragon moray ki]

My clown killed my torch I would be careful.

 

[syrinx]

Clowns can kill virtually any coral- all of the bubble, torch,frogspawn, and hammers are at particular risk from clowns.