Sick Clown?? HELP!!!

[ch-k]

I just got a Gold striped maroon clown on Saturday. He's been hiding in my live rock since. Well today I got a closer look at him and he has something on his head - its not really white spots like ich but they are white and they kinda stick up alittle. Well since I couldn't see the rest of him to see if its on the rest of him, I "fished" him out and put him in a glass fish vase so I could see better and try and get some pictures of him. I took about 20 but only 2 came out good enough to see what he has. Can anyone identify this and what do I need to do to help him??Oh yeah, here are my specs:
55 gallon corner tank
50 lbs live rock
cc base
2 damsels (blue w/ yellow tail & black and white striped)- I have been watching them closely and haven't bothered the clown at all, they stay in their area and the clown hides in the rock.
coral banded shrimp
couple of turbo snails
Temp - 78
salinty is between 1.21-1.22 (on hydometer)
PH - 8.0
Ammonia - 0
Nitrites- 0
Nitrates - 10

 

[mavgi]

try to look on this link and see if one of this picture look like your clown.
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/showthread.php?t=127010
in the first picutre as i see if your clown lose his color then it's Brooklynella and the treatment for that it is formalin bath.
it's can be ich to but you can verify from the link and match from the picture

 

[beth]

Is that fish being harrassed? He looks like his fins are chewed up?
I'm assuming you don't have a quarantine tank to treat him?

 

[ch-k]

Thanks both of you- I saw those pictures and I didn't think he looked like any of them. He hasn't lost any coloring and has not white spots on the rest of his body. The white on his face itsn't spotted it almost looks like pieces or cob webs or little feathers (I know that sounds strange..haha!) They stick up enough pff his face that they sway with the water current??? His top fin was like that when I bought him and I have been keeping a VERY close eye on him and my other fish since I put them together. Everybody is at peace in my tank - the clown shy's aware from the cb shrimp but never has anyone tried to attack or even chase after each other. I really appreciate your help - I just would really hate to have him suffer or possibly die. I was thinking about taking him back to the lfs where I got him from and see what they say (they are real nice people and are pretty knowledgable - not like some of these "chain" lfs, ya know...) but my kids have grown pretty attached to him so I would like to try to "cure" him but I am afraid that I won't figure out what is wrong with him in time and he'll die... please help!!
Thanks sooooo much!!
Oh and no I don't have a quarantine tank - I guess that is something I better start looking into, huh!!