white spot
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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.
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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.
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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Fahaka_Girl
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white spot
My fahaka puffer has white spot i just wanted to check before treating him that theres nothing in the medicine that can harm him in any way?
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YBeNormal
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FW ich can usually be cured by frequent water changes, raising the water temp and adding aquarium salt, avoiding meds entirely. It does take some patience and dedication, but is better for the fish overall.
See the article on treating ich in the hospital section: http://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9
See the article on treating ich in the hospital section: http://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9
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Fahaka_Girl
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Thanks for the help...i have been doing that for the last 2 weeks and if anything it has gotten worse, i already have some treatment in my cabinet left from a while ago, its called w32 white spot terminator, it works very well around 3 doses clears it up perfectly. i have checked ingredients and all it says is machalite green (sorry about spelling)
is this OK to use with my puffer? i want to get it sorted as i don't want her to hurt herself rubbing on things in the tank.
Thanks
is this OK to use with my puffer? i want to get it sorted as i don't want her to hurt herself rubbing on things in the tank.
Thanks
No...no...don't use anything copper based, which malachite green is.
Raise temp and add aquarium salt, and lots of water changes..it's gonna take you about three weeks in all, but copper meds are bad news, as puffs are very sensitive to them.
Read the sticky on FW ich, and give us a daily update.
Maybe add some Melafix to the tank to help soothe her skin, but no copper meds.
Pami.
Raise temp and add aquarium salt, and lots of water changes..it's gonna take you about three weeks in all, but copper meds are bad news, as puffs are very sensitive to them.
Read the sticky on FW ich, and give us a daily update.
Maybe add some Melafix to the tank to help soothe her skin, but no copper meds.
Pami.
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Fahaka_Girl
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Glad i asked before using the meds...thanks for the advice!I shall continue with the higher temp and salt and hope it works,
I assume it is white spot, i cant see anything on her body just her fins have some white speckles on them and she has been rubbing herself alot.
As for where it could have come from, i don't have a clue, we've only had her a couple of months now all i can think of is some plants i added a while ago, but they were added quite a few weeks before i noticed the white spots
Shes 12"...definitely on her own lol
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Fahaka_Girl
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Hi
Sorry shes begging for her dinner ATM so she wont stay still to get a pic, there not very noticeable but its the same spots as what my severum had on his fins and the medication cleared it up within a couple of days, which is why i suspected it to be white spot.
(The severum and puffer have never lived together so if it is white spot it wasn't from the severum)
There are just a few little white speckles on all her fins but not her tail and i cant see any on her body ATM but i will keep checking, i will keep using the salt and will get some melafix, see it that helps, i shall try get a photo but i doubt you will be able to see the spots, i will keep you all updated
Sorry shes begging for her dinner ATM so she wont stay still to get a pic, there not very noticeable but its the same spots as what my severum had on his fins and the medication cleared it up within a couple of days, which is why i suspected it to be white spot.
(The severum and puffer have never lived together so if it is white spot it wasn't from the severum)
There are just a few little white speckles on all her fins but not her tail and i cant see any on her body ATM but i will keep checking, i will keep using the salt and will get some melafix, see it that helps, i shall try get a photo but i doubt you will be able to see the spots, i will keep you all updated
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