Clownfish with Ick?

Hi guys, I'm new in the marine aquarium world and have a question regarding one of my 2 clowns.

My tank had been cycling for 15 days when I decided to add 2 clowns in order to give a source of ammonia. Unfortunately I wasn't aware that we shouldn't dump the store water in the tank which I did... dooh... Even though both clowns look very healthy (eat a lot, the swim figorously, explore, no rubbing on the rocks or substrate) one of them has a tiny little white spot on its dorsal fin which I never noticed until yesterday (bought them 4 days ago).

I emidialty started a green malachite treatment yesterday. Now I'm wondering if I'm mistaking the white spot for something else because the fish really look happy and healthy...

What do you guys think and should I continue treatment? For how long should the treatment go on without permanently damaging the fish?

Thanks a lot guys.

Mogil

My ammonia/nitrite levels were 0 for both. That's why I added the fish, so that some ammonia would be created and would help the bacteria develop which is almost impossible if no source of ammonia is available...

Anyhow, the white spot is still there but the clown is still TOP SHAPE. He swims right into the strong current from the water pumps and lets himslef fly all over the place. Seems quite healthy to me but that darn spot...

Any other opinions on what this could be?

Thanks

Clown with Ich??? see the picture

Hi guys, here is the clownfish I was talking about... that white spot is still there today even if I've added 2 doses of green malachite and raised the temp to 84 F.

When looked at closely (hard to see on the picture) the white spot has the dimentions of a grain of salt (maybe a bit bigger) and is completly round... I'm really not sure what I'm dealing with here so all the help is appreciated.

Thanks.

you think that I will never be able to put inverts in there? I was thinking maybe in a couple of years but my main focus is fish... I don't have a WHOLE lot of time for this hobby and I'm away from home quite often. That is why I will probably keep it fish-only for a long while.

Thanks for the feedback though.

for futur references, what other methods do you recommend for treating Ich?

Thanks again.

Don't think it's Ich

Hey guys, after 5 days the whitish spot on my clown hasn't disapeared. I had raised the tank temp to 86F and never fell off so I don't think I'm messing with Ich parasites. Other fact, the fish doesn't seem affected at all AND the white spot has gotten bigger. It now looks like a fungal or viral infection...

I bought Pimafix... anyone ever used this stuff? Apparently very mild on the fish but work well on "cottony growths" on fins... which curiously enough describes exactly what it looks like on my fish.

Any other tricks on how to get rid of this crap?

Thanks guys. It's very appreciated.

Mogil