The Puffer Forum

Yeah, unfortunately, so do their spines. I'd be surprised at SG if it was ich. Are there any spots on their fins?

Are you absolutely sure it's ich & not their tiny white spines?

No reason for a salt bath, he doesn't have external parasites. Try gut-loading any fish you offer him by feeding them vitamin-enriched food. Like, soaking blackworms in vita-chem.

Live earthworms?

I buy earthworms from Walmart weekly. How do they know the sex?

Poor guy... Is he eating?

This tread is from 2007. Please start a new thread & answer ALL the questions above, in red.

Have you tried just gently pushing the air out manually?

Once the teeth are overgrown, you need to clip them.

LOL, maybe he doesn't like the dirty glass?
He looks very thin. Is that bump on the bottom the food he ate or air?

Have you ever treated for IPs?
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/FWSubWebInde ... tistry.htm

What makes you think this? What species? What is the diet like? Probably best to start a new thread in the Hospital forum.

You have to upload the photo somewhere like Imageshack & link it here.

This post is from August.

Lovely tank! Unfortunately, with all that's in there, there's really room for only 1 DP. Stocking is suggested at 5g/puffer anyway.