dark spots on a clown

[nixora]

i've got a clown with loads of black marks on its body, but it's healthy, swimming around and eating fine, no signs of stress. I read that this can happen if they're hosting in zoas, has anyone else come across this? any advice would be great, thanks.

Many Thanks
nixora

[_bloomer]

What's the clown species, mate?

[nixora]

I'm running a Coflake Sea Perc, no issues with black marks though my fish is thriving, eating well and no signs of stress.

[rusticfox]

Many percs can develop excess black on their coloration, it's quite common. Have these black marks on your coflake sea perc always been there or are they a new development and spreading? For instance, my female perc has extra black patches around the base of her pectoflake fins.

[nixora]

They've appeared recently, mainly on the lower body and fins, not sure if it's related to the zoas hosting thing I mentioned earlier.

[rusticfox]

If they're hosting, it's possible those black marks are sting scars. The slime layer should build up an immunity eventually, and they usually fade away.

[nixora]

Cheers, just wanted to confirm that's all