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This post is from July.

I'm sorry, that tank is too small for any of the puffer species.

I can't enlarge it. Is the lump on his back?

I have a 29g with around a dozen in there & they appear quite happy. PEW is one of the BEST sources out there!

Poor fella...
Sometimes we do our best & they still don't make it. SAPs are one of the more delicate species, succumbing to many issues.

I am so sorry it took me so long to respond! I was locked out of the site. How is he doing now? From what I can see, he appears to have ich & a secondary bacterial infection. He also looks quite thin. If he is still alive, I would add Ich-X to his tank & do Methelane blue baths for him. http...

I am so sorry it took me so long to respond! I was locked out of the site. How large is the tank? https://www.pufferfishenthusiastsworldwide.com/post/colomesusasellus https://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/library/puffers-in-focus/sap/ https://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/library/puffers-in-focus/an-i...

Sorry it took me so long to get back to you, I'm having trouble with my account. How is you doing now?

Sorry it took me so long to respond I was having trouble with my account.
2 weeks isn't long enough for the teeth to grow long unless they came that way.
What tank mates are in there?

You may just have a single bully on your hands and need to keep them separated. The tank should be densely planted to remove lines of sight. Do you know the ratio of male to female?

Those are puffer bites. Amazon puffers prefer to be in groups of 5 or more.

Sorry it took me so long to get back to this post! Computer problems… How is he doing now?

Sorry it took me so long to get to this post! Having computer problems… if your tank is cycled you should be showing some nitrate. How exactly did you cycle the tank?