The Puffer Forum

My friend from Luleå works at a LFS and he was supposed to bring a bottle, but he forgot it... And when the wound started to heal I decided to go without melafix

This is the wound today Healing good. Couldn't find any melafix though... You can see the lines and the color coming back now

My ehim 2078 splashes ALOT at the surface so there shouldn't be a lack of oxygen... I hope Thanks for your help. I'll post again if he gets worse :/

Pufferpunk wrote:Melafix should help heal that with less scarring.

Ok, thanks!

Nope, he's rarely in the same corner as the heater. He sleeps under a big log in the opposite corner.

purplecandle wrote:heater burn?

or doesn't high nitrates or nitrites cause spots sometimes?

I dont know, thats why I asked

Pufferpunk wrote:Nice bunghole shot, BTW!

Hahahaha! Yes XD The focus were right on

I dont know what the white stuff is... Maybe bacteria? But its not like that usual "cotton like" stuff... Suppose it could be his flesh

My Fahaka got a really strange wound last night. I'm not worried about the fish - I'm sure he'll be fine. I'm more curious about what happened.

He's got 3-4 Ancistrus as tankmates. Can they bite/suck a wound like that?

The word "puffer" in Swedish isn't unique at all: Kulfisk, means ball (more like marble) fish... Dwarf puffer is "dvärgkulfisk" (the same) and porcupine puffer is "blåsfisk" (blowfish)

The smile on nr 8 is just awesome Even though the picture is very blurry it's still a very good picture You have to see beyond the blur

I must say that the results on this competition often surprises me! This month I thought #5 was the absolute best photo, very sharp and beautiful puffer :) #4 wasn't bad. The puffer was cooler, but not that sharp :S I guess you guys look more at the puffer than the quality of the picture. That's act...

I can't recall I've seen what you describe, but they do (like you say) change color after their mood. The pattern can differ a lot between indviduals, so the color changing... I suppose

Do you have some pictures or video? I would be awesome to see him!

Haha! Look's pretty creepy :S

Just want to point one thing out, you wrote: "I imediatly thought he'd fallen asleep against the heater and it had melted his eye over." The heater is constantly cooled and don't get warmer than the surrounding water

Nice pics! I have my favourite for this month

edmlfc1 wrote:Pufferfish can puffer and not release toxins into the tank. Box fish can get stressed (not sure if they actually puff) and release toxins into the tank killing everything including itself.

I don't know much about them, but that I do know.

Aha, okay Thanks for all your help