color changing clown

[easyian]

I was just wondering if it is normal for an ocellaris clown to take on a dark color. Over the past few days his back has taken on a black shade to it. Seems like this started after i added my second clown as a companion. He eats and swims around normal and the two clowns are always together. I have seen a few pics where they seem to have a black back.

TIA
Ian

From what I remember most clowns darken with age.. I dont remember where I read it but I remember seeing it somewhere.. FWIW I saw the exact same thing happen in my clown.. when I added the second one to the tank he got darker... Maybe its kinda like us men go grey after marriage and kids

HTH,
James

Melanism is not consistant as far as intensity or pattern but it is a very common occurance in most types of clown species to some extent.

Cheers
Steve