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07-10-2008, 05:09 PM
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| | Feather Duster
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my clownfish has black dots on them. i never noticed this before, however it doesnt look parasitic.....was i just being blind before? is this normal? _________ 90g tank, T5-48in lighting, 10000k day light, true actinic 03 blue fluorescent, 120g Eheim filteration system, Coralife 9w UV sterilizer, Red Sea Berlin airlift protein skimmer, seio prop 530 super flow pump, 300w heater  | 
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07-10-2008, 06:18 PM
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| | Giant Squid
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I think its normal... Mine used to have them.... _________ My Tank Thread...... EST. 10/30/07 5.5 gal, 72watt's of pc's, rio skimmer, hob rated at 40 gal, stealth heater, b/w aussie clown, emerald crab, turbo, bumble bee, astrea, and nassarius snails, aussie open brain, pink birdsnest, wallhammer, multiple acro's, numerous monti's, zoa's, palys, ppd's, duncans, mint gsp's, reg gsp's, blue clove polyps, grn bali slimer, and tons of ppl sponges. | |
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07-10-2008, 06:19 PM
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| | Feather Duster
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hope so. thanks it looks like they are part of the scale...but they move to fast for me to focus on it...the dots are small...im also wondering if its cause the male is now turning into a female and the juvenile is now turning into a male...??? | |
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07-10-2008, 06:24 PM
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| | Giant Squid
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Don't know. But mine had a few of them also.... | |
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07-10-2008, 06:59 PM
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| | Feather Duster
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well that makes me feel better...im not the only one with this. i thought maybe i was seeing things for a bit. thats how small they are haha | |
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07-11-2008, 08:46 AM
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Is your clownfish rubbing against/nesting in a coral (such as a frogspawn) or something? | |
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07-11-2008, 08:58 AM
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| | Feather Duster
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Quote:
Originally Posted by amcarrig  Is your clownfish rubbing against/nesting in a coral (such as a frogspawn) or something? | no i dont have any corals in my tank. not yet anyway. they made a nest in the corner of the tank. pushed all the sand up to make what looks like a sand nest though | |
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07-11-2008, 09:00 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
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In that case, make sure that your fish doesn't have black ich. Sometimes clownfish will get black spots when they initially start nesting in corals (which sting them and leave little "scars" which will eventually go away). Since you don't have any corals in your tank, this doesn't seem to be the case. Black Spot or Tang Disease - Black Ich Diagnosis and Treatment | |
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07-11-2008, 09:21 AM
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| | Feather Duster
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thanks for that. the spots are a little bigger then a grain of sand and they stay in the same place all the time. (dont move around like the article states) some spots are quite large thats how i noticed this at first. however when i get home i will look again
will a uv light help with killing this if it is black ich? | |
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07-11-2008, 10:08 AM
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I'm not a huge believer in UV. Unless you get the flow rates just right in a UV, it's only going to kill a few of the parasites and won't solve a parasitic infection problem. And the bulbs need to be replaced pretty often and are expensive. | |
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