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I've tried to get a picture, but Nibbles won't stay still and the camera on my iPad will not focus on him. He appears to have small white specks on his tail fin, I think that it's ich. Above one of his pectoral fins is a lump that looks like it has a tiny white mark coming off of it. Is this a sign ...

Thanks, PufferPunk. I will see if I can get a picture this afternoon.

I am pretty sure it is Ich, as I could see what looked like little spots on his tail fin. Also, I have noticed that Nibbles is getting a bit skinnier over the past couple of days, but I haven't been feeding him less. I know that this is a sign of internal parasites, but could this be a sign of nemat...

Thanks PufferPunk. I will start the treatment as soon as possible. The salt and heat method works for brackish fish too, right?

My figure 8 puffer has Ich, and I do not know of any good Ich medicines or how to use them. My puffer isn't acting very sick, although he did seem to be breathing a bit heavily for a moment this morning. I have also noticed a bump on him, which has since gone away. If it is a nematode, the Ich medic...

Last that it was checked, roughly a week and a half ago, it was 1.005. I will check again today, when I get home. I can't really tell what exactly the bump looks like, the skin in that area is pretty dark. There is also another white spot on the bump.

Unfortunately, Nibbles will not hold still long enough for me to get a picture. I will try again today, though. So far, Nibbles is still acting normally, but he still has the spots and bump. There are a few spots on his back, and several on his tail. The spots do sound a lot like what I have heard i...

There are some spots on his fins, but they have been there since we got him a few months ago, I think. They also look a little bit different than the spots on his body. I don't think that the bump is food, it is almost up by his dorsal fin. I will see if I can get some pictures today.

Oh, also, I started feeding him some shrimp from the grocery store on Friday evening. This is the only change that has taken place in a while. Also, salinity was at 1.005 when last checked.

My figure 8 puffer, Nibbles, has developed some strange white spots on him in the past 24 hours. They look a bit like ich. He also has this weird pimple-like bump on his side (which I hope is not a nematode). These only appeared last night, and my dad and I checked the water today. Ammonia - 0, Nitr...

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Thanks PufferPunk. The piece of plant seems to have either fallen off or he swallowed it, although he didn't try to eat it earlier. There is a little bit still stuck in his beak, though. As for his teeth being overgrown, I'm not sure how to tell if they are or not. He doesn't seem to have any troubl...

My figure 8 puffer seems to have gotten a piece of silk plant stuck to him. I think one of the fibers is caught in his beak/teeth. I don't know how he got the piece off of the plant. He seems fine, and does not appear interested in eating it. It even went inside his mouth at one point, but he spit i...

SG is 1.004. I dont know the ammonia/nitrite/nitrate from before last water change, but my dad might know. He wont be home for a while, though. She is being really sluggish and just staying on the bottom. the water perameters are good now, and i think that she is suffering from nitrogen poisoning. S...

My figure 8 puffer seems really sick. She was lying on the bottom of her tank and not moving much this morning. The water hadn't been changed in a while, so my dad and I changed it when she first seemed sick. I checked ammonia (0) nitrite (0) and nitrate (around 5). I am working on getting her on a ...