Black ice clown spots

[Aswswild]

So I have had this clown for 2 years an it started getting this spots an now head. Can someone give me a a clue if u seen this. I put arrows to areas so u get the idea.

 

[old salt reefer]

Mine get them from getting stung by corals.

 

[Aswswild]

But I never see him do any thing with Duncan or bubbly tip

 

[Aswswild]

In the first pick u can also see his fins are all black instead of orange. But maybe since they are embread they do that I don’t know. We know fish Change color.

 

[Aswswild]

Ttt

 

[landlubber]

the clown is probably just working its way to adult coloration.

 

[mattzang]

probably hypermelanization. my mom had a pair of clowns and the female looked like that, so i eventually stumbled upon what black ich was and thought that was it. she eventually caught them and gave them to me (not a fan of the female biting her hands lol) to QT. after a couple rounds of GC what i thought black ich, humblefish suggested it's probably just hypermelanization. i've had them in a fish only observation tank for a month+ now and the spots are somewhat going away, although my understanding is they'll never completely go away as some of it is scarring.

 

[Aswswild]

Black ich u say I wonder why all these hybred clowns have such issues I have a gold strip going on say 15 an never a issue. I read all these new clowns get something. If I would have known this I would have not got her an got another goldy. Thanks for the insight on the matter

 

[Aswswild]

I think it’s a sting that he gets from hammer or Duncan I don’t think it’s black ich.

 

[mattzang]

sorry i edited my post, my clowns did not have black ich