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I just did an image search and found a picture of a clown loach that looks just like my puffer. If you look at it you can see the tiny white spots. So I guess it is velvet.

http://www.fishdeals.com/fish_diseases/oodinium_velvet/

I am not sure what else to say. He has very fine pure white specs on the central portions of his body. There are a few areas that have white specs that seem large, which looks like they are clumped up together. He also has this deep brownish color all over him now and the front of his nose seems to ...

I really don't know for sure. It is definitely a fine white powder that is attached everywhere including his gills, and in spots its clumped up into bigger amounts like salt I suppose. I don't really know what velvet is I just read about it quickly: # Symptoms: Scratchs against hard objects # Fish i...

I understand that hypo must be done in a separate tank. It seems like it must be ich to me its all over his body his fins now and even on his eye. Its lake a fine white powder that is stock all over his body even in his gill. There is one spot in particular behind his eye that its like lustered toge...

Alright. But I am inexperienced here and I keep reading things, and don't know what I should do. I have a hydrometer so it will be hard to get the water to exactly 1.009, so I am taking a risk with that. I have also read what you just told me about the copper, so I am taking a risk with that. But he...

Thanks everyone for the help. I went and bought CopperSafe and read all of the articles recommended. Just wondering about best practice though. If I put him in a separate tank and lower the salinity this will kill the ich. Should I also use CopperSafe with this? Or would there be a downside to just ...

Pufferpunk wrote:Read the ich article in our Library.

I have. Just wasn't positive if it was ich. Hes not moving just laying down so its hard to judge anything.

I will do a water change.

I have noticed now tiny white spots on his side fins and on his gills.

Ok.

Is there a reason to bring the water to the pet store to be tested as apposed to me doing it? Also do you think it is ich?

Thanks for the quick help!

My GSP that I have had for 8 weeks now is all of the sudden acting funny. I had him in a 20 gallon tank with a small mono. Last week the puffer started nipping the mono all of the sudden and it progressed to his death this past Sunday. After the mono died though the puffer started acting funny only ...

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