clownfish skin id

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2 snowflake clowns in qt nearly 2 weeks, one has these dips in its skin like craters and flashes a bit. only issue ive had was an ammonia spike while i was out of town. Family member overfed, came home and tested saw ammonia and immediately started prime and water changes, its been lowered for a few days now but im still concerned whats going on here. its less active and stays in pvc most of the day but comes out for food.

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[vetteguy53081]

2 snowflake clowns in qt nearly 2 weeks, one has these dips in its skin like craters and flashes a bit. only issue ive had was an ammonia spike while i was out of town. Family member overfed, came home and tested saw ammonia and immediately started prime and water changes, its been lowered for a few days now but im still concerned whats going on here. its less active and stays in pvc most of the day but comes out for food.

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I see this often on designer clowns and while at times can be sting marks from anemones are also pigmentation and not disease

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

I agree those skin divots are not really an issue, but you might want to consider using Amquel over Prime to manage the ammonia toxicity. What ammonia levels are you seeing?