Need help diagnosing black spots on clownfish

[dastratt]

I have read about black ich and also about clownfish having tendency to get black spots from coral stings.

This clownfish developed black spots of various sizes and shapes, rather suddenly a few days ago. Some spots are elongated in shape.
The fish does not seem stressed and is behaving normally, perhaps a bit agitated.

I added a fish from a reliable internet source a few weeks ago, without QTing. Bad I know.

I am setting up a HT now but wonder if it is black ich. I question because the spots are different sizes and shapes.

Hope these show up. Please help!

 

[Bebo77]

do you have an anemone?

 

[dastratt]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12281985#post12281985 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Bebo77
do you have an anemone?

Nope.

 

[adam1980]

Hey Dastratt, What ever you have on that clown I just had the same thing on my 3 clowns. Looks exact. I mixed in fresh chopped garlic with my feeding shrimp, for about two weeks. And all the clowns are happy and spot free now. Hope this helps.

 

[dastratt]

ok adam, thanks. I've read that black ich should be treated with formalin. Hopefully this is just the result of coral stings.

A little garlic wouldn't hurt

 

[kevin2000]

That is not black ich ... just std melanistic response often associated with contact with corals .. no treatment necessary.

 

[dastratt]

Thanks Kevin.

I released him back into the display tank this afternoon.

It was cute, yesterday I had him in trapped in an acrylic isolation unit, but still inside the display tank -- at night, his mate wedged herself in between the unit and the glass last instead of retreating to their usual sleeping spot at lights out. They did not want to be apart