Bad? Or, OK new growth on rock.,

[PrettyFish]

I have a new growth I discovered. Can I leave it? Or, should I destroy it and how?

 

[jonny_raff]

If ypu are refering to the little anemone it is apistasia and it is a pest! They grow in numbers rapidly. There are products like Joe's Juice that you can inject into the nem to kill it. Don't try to scrap it off as that will just cause more to sprout up! Hope this helps

 

[PrettyFish]

Yes, I was referring to the small anemone. I thought that might be what it is. Darn.

 

[PrettyFish]

Also, seeing small black dots on my clownfish. Normal or not?

 

[jonny_raff]

Im not too sure about the black spots... i have clowns but i have never seen that...

 

[jonny_raff]

Is your clown hosting any type of coral or anemone?

 

[PrettyFish]

No the pair of clowns are not. But, they have been checking out my half dollar sized 4 mouth Ricordia, a lot.

 

[erichm20]

The black spots are sting marks where the fish has touched a coral and they are harmless. If your tank is ready you might think of getting an anemone for the clown. No biggie if you don't want anemones either, the clown may just bother the coral a little.

 

[jonny_raff]

+1 the spots are from something stinging it

 

[Redwolf91]

Don't make the mistake of waiting to long to get rid of that aiptasia, I did that years ago, and it was near impossible after they started showing up in more than just a few places. Hope it works out for you, best of luck

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