Black ich on naked clown?

[Plzpizza]

Is this black ich on my naked clownfish? I don’t have anemone in the tank only LPS corals
photos and high quality video.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Could be, but could it also have tried to host in one of your LPS and gotten stung? How long have you had it? The reason I ask is that its caudal fin is a bit chewed up and the clear fins look a bit milky to me.

Jay

 

[Plzpizza]

Could be, but could it also have tried to host in one of your LPS and gotten stung? How long have you had it? The reason I ask is that its caudal fin is a bit chewed up and the clear fins look a bit milky to me.

Jay

I’ve had it for 3 weeks. The fins look beat up after I caught it with a net and did a freshwater dip. Might be my fault or something else. The fins were fine I think before I caught it.

 

[Plzpizza]

Could be, but could it also have tried to host in one of your LPS and gotten stung? How long have you had it? The reason I ask is that its caudal fin is a bit chewed up and the clear fins look a bit milky to me.

Jay

This was him on Saturday before I caught him thank god I took a video he still has the black dots

 

[vetteguy53081]

Stin from anemone is likely source and agreed with Jay. It is known as Clownfish Hyper-Melanization whereas it generally self-corrects. It all depends upon whether eventually the host anemone accepts the clown. Clowns are often eager to dive into anemones, mushrooms and other coral without thought. They dont necessarily need a host but it would be good to find a suitable one safe for the fish generally being a BTA anemone or similar.