Clowns have Freckles? ATT: Martin

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Clowns have Freckles? ATT: Martin

Post by MaryJ » Fri Nov 09, 2007 7:09 am

I`ve never noticed before but 2 of my 4" Clown Loaches have black freckles from their nose to their dorsel. Maybe i`ve just never paid that much attention to their coloration before but i`m not sure the freckles have alwsys been there. :roll: Could it be they`re now eating the Discus food that gets left behind? They`re all very fat and healthy but i`m not sure of the freckles ( looks like pepper ). :shock:
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Post by Martin Thoene » Fri Nov 09, 2007 7:16 am

Hi MaryJ, yes a few people have reported these freckles on their Clowns in the past. It just seems to be concentrations of melanophores within the skin.

Maybe your lights are too bright and they need sunblock? :wink:

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Post by MaryJ » Fri Nov 09, 2007 7:43 am

Martin Thoene wrote:Hi MaryJ, yes a few people have reported these freckles on their Clowns in the past. It just seems to be concentrations of melanophores within the skin.

Maybe your lights are too bright and they need sunblock? :wink:

Martin.
:lol: That was so cute. Thanks for the early morning laugh. It cheered me up . :lol:
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Post by Emma Turner » Fri Nov 09, 2007 10:32 am

Hi MaryJ,

This is a long thread, but might make interesting reading: http://forums.loaches.com/viewtopic.php?t=2148

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Post by MaryJ » Fri Nov 09, 2007 12:05 pm

Thanks Emma , i`ll check it out.
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Post by Martin Thoene » Fri Nov 09, 2007 12:11 pm

That was so cute. Thanks for the early morning laugh. It cheered me up .
Excellent! I guess my good deed for the day is done and I can just kick back now :P

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