What is this?

epicenter · Jul 18, 2011

I have a clown fish that has white flakes on his skin. I do not think it is ick but could be wrong. Fish has been in tank for 2.5 years now & all other fish/corals are doing well. The pictures are bad but the best I could do. Any help would be appreciated.

slice · Jul 18, 2011

Looks like it could be Brooklynella. Look that up and see if it matches. Good Luck!

KSum89 · Jul 18, 2011

Looks like the same thing my clown had... If hes breathing fast too it may be beooklynella like slice stated. I did a couple freshwater dips to my clown.

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epicenter · Jul 18, 2011

Thanks for the replies this does not look like Brooklynella though. It almost looks like the fish is pealing a layer of skin. A member on RC replied suggesting the clown got stung by the nem & gave a picture for comparing. The picture looked exactly like my fish. For some reason this fish probably got stung but now looks a lot better today, in fact it looks normal with no white flaky stuff.