Hello,
I have a fahaka puffer with a white spot that formed on it's back.
It started out like a blister and turned white.
That was two weeks ago. It's healing but the fish is not the same anymore.
It dosen't swim as much and dosen't like the light anymore.
???
White Spot on Fahaka
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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 Spot on Fahaka
Please answer as many of the above questions in red.
Also, please do not double post. It gets too confusing to folks answering you. I deleted your other one.
Also, please do not double post. It gets too confusing to folks answering you. I deleted your other one.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
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Re: White Spot on Fahaka
could it be a heater burn? your fish is always going to be a bit shy if he/she has hurt themselves/ feels unwell... 
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Re: White Spot on Fahaka
Water parameters:
pH: 7.2
Ammonia:0
Nitrites:0
Nitrates:0
Temp:79F
55Gal with 1 5.5` Fahaka.
Normally Krill and (Live minnows and Crayfish recenty last 2weeks).
Use Searchem Prime and Neutral Regulater.
Weekly tank clean and 40-50% water changer.
Added Powerhead 2 weeks ago.
Tank is 1.5yrs old, cycled with 2 Corys and 2 small fish which I cant remember.
pH: 7.2
Ammonia:0
Nitrites:0
Nitrates:0
Temp:79F
55Gal with 1 5.5` Fahaka.
Normally Krill and (Live minnows and Crayfish recenty last 2weeks).
Use Searchem Prime and Neutral Regulater.
Weekly tank clean and 40-50% water changer.
Added Powerhead 2 weeks ago.
Tank is 1.5yrs old, cycled with 2 Corys and 2 small fish which I cant remember.
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Re: White Spot on Fahaka
It does sound most like a heater burn, however, his immune system could be going downhill from a primarily krill diet - it's a saltwater food being given to a freshwater fish, and it's deficient as a sole diet for marine fish. Additionally, live feeder fish are an unnatural diet and are often loaded with parasites and diseases.
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Re: White Spot on Fahaka
Is this true of all puffers? Does feeding them bloodworms help?Nick wrote:his immune system could be going downhill from a primarily krill diet
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Re: White Spot on Fahaka
Freshwater fish don't get the right fat and amino acid balances from saltwater based foods, and vice versa. Bloodworms and other freshwater based foods should help.
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Re: White Spot on Fahaka
I was feeding it Bloodworms when it was smaller.
I started to feed it krill about a month ago along with minnows.
It's better now, it perked up when I put minnows in the tank.
But the white spot is still there. I was wondering if that will be a permanent scar?
I started to feed it krill about a month ago along with minnows.
It's better now, it perked up when I put minnows in the tank.
But the white spot is still there. I was wondering if that will be a permanent scar?
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Re: White Spot on Fahaka
Please read the feeding article in our Library for a more varied, meaty diet.
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