The Puffer Forum

Managed to wrangle up a microscrope. Under the 'scope, the offending organism is filamentous and segmented. I'm thinking algae. If I'm correct, this would pretty much rule out fungal pathogens and cancerous or viral tumors. I'm wondering how an algae could be rooted so firmly in Crick's mouth. Anywa...

Thanks for your replies. Crick's spotting is very cool! Not sure if the erythromycin baths are doing anything. The pet store folks are now saying it might be lymphocystis (growth from a viral infection). However, the growth is not a solid mass. So, I've trimmed off a bit of the red stuff. As I menti...

Thanks Pufferpunk. Here are some recent pics (sorry they're a blurry -- he's too active for the camera): http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w70/LovelyRita_album/Crick/Crick_4.jpg http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w70/LovelyRita_album/Crick/Crick_2.jpg http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w70/LovelyRi...

Hi All, I have recently been given the job of taking care of the puffer fish at work. I am a beginner at this. We have a 20 gallon tank with about 10 guppies and 1 puffer fish named Crick. The water is brackish. I feed Crick bloodworms but he also eats hermit crab pellets and fish flakes that I give...