Does anyone know what this is on my clownfish?

[mythical]

Not sure if this is normal or not (my other clown does not have this), but does anyone know what this is? There is not much aggression between the two besides the occasional bullying. This fish has also been having white stringy poop and has not been very food driven, so I am mainly curious is this is connected to that issue. The other clown has been perfect and I have had them for about a month now.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Not sure if this is normal or not (my other clown does not have this), but does anyone know what this is? There is not much aggression between the two besides the occasional bullying. This fish has also been having white stringy poop and has not been very food driven, so I am mainly curious is this is connected to that issue. The other clown has been perfect and I have had them for about a month now.

This indentation is often seen on tank raised clowns as well as bruising which is a mystery and often the fish heals up and it goes away or it worsens and outcome to be determined. It may also have stemmed from biting from another fish and this is the result of healing

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Not sure if this is normal or not (my other clown does not have this), but does anyone know what this is? There is not much aggression between the two besides the occasional bullying. This fish has also been having white stringy poop and has not been very food driven, so I am mainly curious is this is connected to that issue. The other clown has been perfect and I have had them for about a month now.

That does look like the clownfish bruising syndrome. Here is a post I made about it:

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/clownfish-bruising-lesion.936964/

 

[mythical]

That does look like the clownfish bruising syndrome. Here is a post I made about it:

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/clownfish-bruising-lesion.936964/

I will keep you updated on the result

 

[mythical]

Update: The fish is now eating and spitting out food, but it does appear much more food driven now, just hoping it can keep the food down. I have also noticed one of its fins is has its color fading, so I am suspecting bullying (even though this fish is the more aggressive one of the two). White stringy poop still persist, but it is starting to have some dark color to it instead of being all white. The bruising is still there.

That does look like the clownfish bruising syndrome. Here is a post I made about it:

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/clownfish-bruising-lesion.936964/