1 of my baby f8s has a white patch on his head , maybe 2/3mm
ive seached white spot on google but all the images show lots of tiny spots
this is more of a white patch
ive tried taking a picture but when i go near the tank he comes and says hello and shows me his belly
any ideas ?
white patch on f8s head
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Read this before posting!!
Since this board has been up, we have found there are several questions that routinely get asked in order to help diagnose problems. If you can have that information to begin with in your post, we'll be able to help right away (if we can!) without having to wait for you to post the info we need.
1) Your water parameters - pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrates and salinity (if appropriate). This is by far the most important information you can provide! Do not answer this with "Fine" "Perfect" "ok", that tells us nothing. We need hard numbers.
2) Tank size and a list of ALL inhabitants. Include algae eaters, plecos, everything. We need to know what you have and how big the tank is.
3) Feeding, water change schedule and a list of all products you are using or have added to the tank (examples: Cycle, Amquel, salt, etc)
4) What changes you've made in the tank in the last week or so. Sometimes its the little things that make all the difference.
5) How long the aquarium has been set up, and how did you cycle it? If you don't know what cycling is read this: Fishless Cycling Article and familiarize yourself with all the information. Yes. All of it.
We want to help, and providing this information will go a LONG way to getting a diagnosis and hopeful cure that much faster.
While you wait for assistance:
One of the easiest and best ways to help your fish feel better is clean water! If you are already on a regular water change schedule (50% weekly is recommended) a good step to making your fish more comfortable while waiting for diagnosis/suggestions is to do a large water change immediately. Feel free to repeat daily or as often as you can, clean water is always a good thing! Use of Amquel or Prime as a dechlor may help with any ammonia or nitrite issues, and is highly recommended.
Note - if you do not normally do large water changes, doing a sudden, large water change could shock your fish by suddenly changing their established water chemistry. Clean water is still your first goal, so in this case, do several smaller (10%) water changes over the next day or two before starting any large ones.
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Re: white patch on f8s head
Is it smooth or raised up? Fuzzy?
There's a few different things it could be. If its not fuzzy at all (which would likely be a fungus), he probably just bumped or scraped his head and its healing up. In that case, melafix and very clean water should heal it up. If not, you might need some antibiotics, but since puffers are so sensitive to medications, we generally try to heal them with very clean water first, before trying more harsh things. So try some daily 50% water changes and see how he does.
There's a few different things it could be. If its not fuzzy at all (which would likely be a fungus), he probably just bumped or scraped his head and its healing up. In that case, melafix and very clean water should heal it up. If not, you might need some antibiotics, but since puffers are so sensitive to medications, we generally try to heal them with very clean water first, before trying more harsh things. So try some daily 50% water changes and see how he does.
Re: white patch on f8s head
i`ll do a 50% water change asap , it doesnt look to be raised so hopefully its just a bump , the other 5 have no signs of it and the gobies look fine as well sodoes that rule wjite spot out ?
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Re: white patch on f8s head
The size and shape rule out ich. Could he have been resting under the heater? Sometimes puffers get heater burns.
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Re: white patch on f8s head
the problem is back again 
it did look like it cleared up but now 2 of the f8s have it on them
they are still eating like pigs and exploring well , all show good color but theres white patches on 2 maybe 3
is melafix worth a try 1st of all ?
it did look like it cleared up but now 2 of the f8s have it on them
they are still eating like pigs and exploring well , all show good color but theres white patches on 2 maybe 3
is melafix worth a try 1st of all ?
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Re: white patch on f8s head
Have you moved or put a guard on the heater?
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Re: white patch on f8s head
ive moved the heater to on its side running underneath my spray bar
didnt know they did guards for them , i will sorce 1 straight away
didnt know they did guards for them , i will sorce 1 straight away