Clown fish not eating, but looking fine

[danno]

Last tuesday I picked up a new clown fish and he has yet to eat. He was exibiting white spots, I did one dose of Greenex at the suggestion of my LFS, but then quit the treatment due to things I have read on the bored. Also, I began feeding the other fish (3 green chromis (1 of which had a spot on his tail fin)) garlic laced brine shrimp which they gobbled up and now have no signs of ick.
Good news is even though the clown fish has yet to eat, as far as I know, his signs of ich are dissapearing.
Water params are good, ph8.2, NO2, PHO4, NH4, all zero, NO3 at 20 or so...
Do you's think it is the high nirates? How worried should I be? I do have a order coming in of Kick Ick, which seems to be highly recomended if I must treat in the tank.
One other interesting thing to note is that when I feed, the clown will dart after the shrimp, but not acctually eat them.
thanks for any help.
regards

 

[danno]

UPDATE
Well it turns out the clown is just fine. Turns out he is just a picky eater. He preferes to eat only red flakes. He won't touch the yellow/orange ones or eat any shrimp. But, he can't get enough red flakes.
And the ich is almost gone.
Tank is happy.
regards
has anyone else had this problem/issue?

 

[beth]

If you saw white spots, then the fish and your tank now have ich. Just because you don't see the spots now, just mean that the problem is gone.
What type tank do you have?

 

[danno]

Sorry,
my post was a little misleading, I know that the ich still exists and will exist for some time in the tank even though the fish are not displaying the signs. So, I still plan on doing the treatment and garlic food. My tank is a 29G, Reef, pretty simple reef though, my only coral is a small colony of mushrooms. This would probably be better answered with a list.
Thanks for any help
regards
29g
1 Clown
3 Green Chromis
1 Arrow Crab
2 Shrimp
1 Condy
1 Brittle Star
1 Colony Red Mushrooms
small cleaning crew
15 Lbs Live Rock
Protien Skimmer
Hang on filter w/ carbon (mostly acts as a simple Powerhead and a refugium for pods)
Salinity 1.023
76 deg.
NO2, PO4, NH4: 0
NO3: 20
PH: 8.2

 

[danno]

I was under the impression from the research I had done on the BB that the infection that exists in my tank was mild as far as infections go. The fish seem to be resisting infection, the clown fish is obviously feeling and loking better, he still has some residual signs, but is noticably and progressivly more active. Aslo, the other fish (singular) that had shown symptoms (single spot) has now no spot, and is eating well. My plan was to do a water change and then treat with Kick Ich as directed. Should I take more aggressive measures in you opinion? At what point does/did this become a serious infection?
thanks for your input.
regards

 

[beth]

We don't recommend "reef safe" medications here. Up to you to decide to try it or not.
The alternative would be to treat the fish outside of your reef, however, which is why people with Reefs, start looking for an easier solution.