HELP! Something wrong with ARIK (Black Dogface)??
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MatthewLaw
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HELP! Something wrong with ARIK (Black Dogface)??
Greetings All- I was walking past ARIK's tank this morning when I noticed something odd. So i turned the light's on and snapped a few pictures. These white dots look more like pin head size than sugar (ICH!!) size. After the lights were on for a few minutes the pinheads started to recede...any idea what this is??
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Woodbutcher
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Re: HELP! Something wrong with ARIK (Black Dogface)??
I am not an expert! 
--------- But I have noticed that at night when my dogface (Blondie) is resting he is the color of hot chocolate, when up and moving the color of cream.
I think it is camo to blend in at night.
I am not an expert.
--------- But I have noticed that at night when my dogface (Blondie) is resting he is the color of hot chocolate, when up and moving the color of cream.
I think it is camo to blend in at night.
I am not an expert.
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Re: HELP! Something wrong with ARIK (Black Dogface)??
My guess would be that they are his spines!
My puffer spines are visible sometimes if they have puffed!
My puffer spines are visible sometimes if they have puffed!
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Woodbutcher
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Re: HELP! Something wrong with ARIK (Black Dogface)??
I think ARIK is grinning at us for all the fuss
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Re: HELP! Something wrong with ARIK (Black Dogface)??
I agree with blondenblue, it is probably the spines. It looks too perfect to be a disease. I first saw it and i was thinking he looks covered in fine bubbles. Plus they are all about where the spines should be anyways
i'm busy thinking of ways to remember what i was going to say
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Re: HELP! Something wrong with ARIK (Black Dogface)??
It definately looks like his spines.
Why they are looking like that, I have no idea.. I've never kept a dogface and I'm just not sure about it.
I'm going to move this to the marine puffer section so more dogface owners might see it.
Why they are looking like that, I have no idea.. I've never kept a dogface and I'm just not sure about it.
I'm going to move this to the marine puffer section so more dogface owners might see it.
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Re: HELP! Something wrong with ARIK (Black Dogface)??
Those are definitely spines. Perhaps he had puffed just earlier and was receding as you caught him.
E.Ridgeway
Re: HELP! Something wrong with ARIK (Black Dogface)??
Yes they are definitely spines my dogface use to get them all the time. With the dark coloring of the this puffer they do certainly stand out more.
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Re: HELP! Something wrong with ARIK (Black Dogface)??
He is gorgeous! Yeah, I thought it was bubbles, too.
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