help my clown fish 2!!!!

[MightyMike1]

My maroon clown fish is still doing poorly its seems he may have a parasite. I noticed a grey color stripe on the tip of his bottom lip when i first brought him home. He seem normal then on day two he sat in the bottom corner all day. Its going on day four and he is still in his corner only comming out on occasion to drag his body against the ground around the tank. He has developed a light colortation on the tip of his fins (see pictures). He also has developed a dark coloration toward the ends of his tail. I tested my water all seems well amm. 0, nitrate 10, nitrite 0, ph 7.8 (low but adding conditioning to make it raise everyday). Since it finished cycling I recently changed 25% of the water thinking he would be happier. NOPE! I even gave him a fresh water dip when I read how to treat parasites in a book. I dont know what else to do but treat him with medication. THIIIS REALLY SUCKS! Will he infect my water, rock, snails and sand if i leave him in there? WHAT DO I DO???
thanks to all who respond! PS> sorry the pics are so horrible

 

[dakine]

Well, if it's ick (or any other parasite for that matter) your tank is already infected. If you have any inverts in there, your options for medicating are slim (many of the ick meds have copper in them which will kill your inverts). Is he eating at all? You can try Kent's Garlic Extreme, that helps the fish eat and also helps to boost the immune system.

 

[FishDude16]

Take him out and put him somewhere separate immediatly. Treat him for ich and see what happens. Watch your tank closely you might have caught it before your whole tank is infected. Probably not tho. SOrry to dappen you. But watch closely. Dont put ich treatment in your main tank like dakine said it will kill your inverts. Have fun, we all deal with ich sometime or another, some arent succesfull in curing it.

 

[Kevin1000]

Try this link http://www.petsforum.com/personal/trevo ... eases.html