Clown Injury? Illness?

[teacherspet]

The last couple days my maroon clown has developed three small white spots just above her eyes. It looks like the side of her head is a little scratched. They haven't developed any where else, so I don't think it is ich. I had mentioned in another post that my puffer killed my clown, and now I am wondering if perhaps it attacked my clown as well, or if it scratched itself on a rock... Should I be worried, and could it be ich if the white spots are isolated? Thanks for the advice. Everyone here is so nice and helpful! I just looked more closely at the topics, and maybe I should be posting in another forum. Oh well, I guess the moderators will move it if necessary. Thanks!

 

[Lynden]

It may be just a stratch... Maroon Clownfish are very tough and can withstand a lot of punishment before they succumb.

-Lynden

 

[SkiFletch]

Probably either got scratched/bit, or POSSIBLY brooklynella. Brooklynella is a parasite similar to ich, but usually less virulent and typically only affects clownfish (hence its nickname is clownfish disease). My clowns had brooklynella once and I just kept giving them good water chemistry and a varied diet and let them fight the infection off themselves. Even if you don't have brooklynella, good water stats and a healthy-varied diet would be good to help the clowns stave off infection from the injury

 

[teacherspet]

Thanks. He is doing better. I think he is just stressed from changes in his recent tank mates