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My puffers skin has stayed about the same, and he gets these cloudy spots on his dorsal fin sometimes. They come and go. Never thought much of it, but today I’ve noticed him leave that fin kind of limp sometimes. I’ve never seen him do that before. He is still eating great, acting the same- though m...

Oh jeez, lol. I did a quick search before i posted to see if puffers pee and got that they urinate through their gills. But that is what it looked like, white pee I guess i overreact to everything. Thank you again!

My puffer’s skin is still about the same, the dark areas are more grey now but otherwise he’s the same. I did see him poop for the first time today, at first came a cloudy white liquid and then white poop. I wouldn’t call the poop stringy. I let looked like chunks his food, which is The frozen LRS f...

Ok, great. Thank you!

Oh really? Meaning he might still be a little stressed? There are two clowns that were added about a week before the puffer. Never seen any issues between them, However the last two feedings they did come over to him and try to take his food from his mouth. They all eat once per day, and i make sure...

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Thank you so much for your help!

Oh, also I have some snails in the tank. I put a few in at the same time as the puffer, then a few smaller ones about a week later when i found out he might like to eat them. I don’t think he has- i found 1 dead but not sure if he ate it or what. They eat LRS fish frenzy and I’ve tried to give him f...

Tank info- 55g display, 10g sump. Established for 2 months, cycled with live rock and sand. Inhabitants are the blue dot puffer and 2 clown fish. Salinity 1.025 PH 8.2 Ammonia 0 Nitrites 0 Nitrates 10 Water changes 50% a week divided in 3 changes. I’ve had the puffer 2 weeks, he’s been flashing occa...