Clownfish with white-ish film for many days

[holmstar]

Hi All,
I bought two clowns about 3 weeks ago, within the first few days they both got ich , however that went away on it's own within a week. But then, within a few days of the ich being fought back, one of the two clowns started to develop a thin white-ish film on his body. It still ate well, and was active. so i figured I'd wait it out. Anyway, that was about two weeks ago, and it seems to be slowly getting worse. It still darts straight at the food when I feed, but now seems more picky about what it actually eats. The other clown is plump and happy with no signs of illness. From what I understand about "clownfish disease" i would have expected that the sick clown would have died long ago, so is that really what it is? or is there something else that causes a white film and is not quite so deadly?

Thanks,
-Al

 

[Mr. Brooks]

Sounds like Brooklynella. Research www.wetwebmedia.com for medication. Your clowns will die unless you intervene.

 

[holmstar]

right, but everything i've read suggests that brooklynella is rapidly fatal, and this has been an issue for quite a while. So you're saying my fish is stronger than average, since he's still alive?

 

[holmstar]

Ok here's some photos:

sick fish:

close-up:

and for comparison here is the healthy fish:

It does look a lot like brooklynella, but like I said, I'm surprised he has lasted so long without treatment if that is what it is.