White Discoloration of T. Turgidus..
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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.
White Discoloration of T. Turgidus..
My puffer has a white discoloration the skin right above the left fin. It is about 5mm in diameter and not a circle. I believe this to be a fungal infection. What kind of treatments are there for this?
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YBeNormal
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A PWC followed by treatment with Melafix and Pimafix would be a good start.
Is the spot fuzzy, raised/depressed? Solid white? How long has it existed? If it has been present for several days, is the spot growing or changing in any way? Water parameters (you knew we would ask for that!)?
Any tank mates? Could it be a bite, scratch or other wound?
Is the spot fuzzy, raised/depressed? Solid white? How long has it existed? If it has been present for several days, is the spot growing or changing in any way? Water parameters (you knew we would ask for that!)?
Any tank mates? Could it be a bite, scratch or other wound?
She is by herself. It has no fuzz or anything. Looking at a profile from the front it looks as if the spot is slightly depressed. I noticed the spot a few days ago, it doesnt appear to be growing, but i have been away. Ammonia is undetectable in the tank.ybenormal wrote:A PWC followed by treatment with Melafix and Pimafix would be a good start.
Is the spot fuzzy, raised/depressed? Solid white? How long has it existed? If it has been present for several days, is the spot growing or changing in any way? Water parameters (you knew we would ask for that!)?
Any tank mates? Could it be a bite, scratch or other wound?
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YBeNormal
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Hard to say, but it sounds like this may be a scrape or small wound. If so your puffer is otherwise healthy and you are doing regular PWCs, this should heal within few days. I would still recommend performing a PWC, followed by M and P-fix treatments. Keep a close eye on the spot and let us know if it does not improve or begins to get worse.