Patch on clownfish

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What is the brownish patch on the top of the orange clownfish? He has had it for about 2 days and the patch seems slightly larger. He is less enthusiastic about food but still eating. Otherwise behaving normally without


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flashing. Of note, a biota mandarin recently died after developing a patch of hypopigmentation and not eating. No fish or coral added for many months.
 
What is the brownish patch on the top of the orange clownfish? He has had it for about 2 days and the patch seems slightly larger. He is less enthusiastic about food but still eating. Otherwise behaving normally without


20260626_080749_2F7912BF-207F-4A82-847D-9815377ADB57.png

flashing. Of note, a biota mandarin recently died after developing a patch of hypopigmentation and not eating. No fish or coral added for many months.
Looks like clownfish bruising and as a precaution, add ruby rally pro which addresses many clownfish issues and is safe for inverts and coral
 
What is the brownish patch on the top of the orange clownfish? He has had it for about 2 days and the patch seems slightly larger. He is less enthusiastic about food but still eating. Otherwise behaving normally without


20260626_080749_2F7912BF-207F-4A82-847D-9815377ADB57.png

flashing. Of note, a biota mandarin recently died after developing a patch of hypopigmentation and not eating. No fish or coral added for many months.

That does look like CBD, I have a thread about it here:

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

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