Sick clownfish

[SudzFD]

Hi all,

I have had this true Percula clown for about a week. He has not been eating well. He has a growth in his head of some kind.

I have tried a variety of foods and soaking them in garlic. Frozen Brine shrimp, reef frenzy, flakes, pellets

any ideas what this could be and how to treat it?

Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 10
Ph 8.2
Specific gravity 1.024
KH 9
Temp 79

 

[scottedontknow]

any chance of better pictures?

 

[Big G]

Can you describe the growth on its head a bit. Is it smooth or bulbous and filmy or is it cottony, fibrous, cauliflower like in texture? Color?

 

[SudzFD]

It appears gray and almost bony. I did a freshwater dip yesterday and seemed to disappear but is back today. Freshwater dip and it remains. I would almost describe it as a perfectly round scab

 

[Uncle99]

There’s a difference between not eating and not eating well in new additions.
The pic is not clear enough to diagnose.