what should i do :(?

[iku]

my clownfish is getting these white things growing on it's skin :| i tested everything (ammonia, nitrate, nitrite..) and everything's fine.. :S i had two clown fishes before.. and they all died from the same thing ?? what should i do?? :|

[Loverotties]

Sounds like ick try soaking the food in garlic.Seachem makes a stuff I think called garlic extrem or some thing like that and you could put him in your hospital tank and treat him with meds.can you take a pic.so we can see it?

[Cosine]

I agree with rotties

how long has the tank been set up? when you say param's are fine is that zero across the board?

also where in Canada are you?

[Twitterbait]

what kind of clown is it? Sounds like it is stressed to me. what other fish do you have in the tank?

[JennM]

Clownfish rarely get ich, but they often get Brooklynella. As the weather gets warmer we'll see more instances of this.

Are the fish wild-caught or tank-raised? Doesn't often matter but will help figure out when/where they contacted it.

Freshwater dip helps but a formalin bath or treatment with formalin in a hospital tank is in order. DO NOT NOT NOT use Formalin in your display.

HTH

Jenn

[Phishnoob]

I would look at other tank parameters. Let's go back to basics and see if you finished your ammonia cycle. This is the most bulletproof of fish.

[JennM]

While in general I'd agree with you, Perry, the symptoms described sound like Brooklynella, a parasite. Usually the fish come in with it.

Yes, parameters will rule out water quality as a possible stressor that makes the condition worse, but it's likely that the fish were carrying it.

Cheers

Jenn