How do i know if i have white spot?
My DFP (2 inch long in the body) has 3 very small white spots they look like they come out of the body, they look like grains of sand or salt. He is eating well and excercising well.
3 days a go i added a new fish (picasso trigger fish 1/4 of the DFP size) first evening they were fine, the next day the picasso was biting my chromis and DFP so i removed him from the tank and gave him to my friend. I am unsure whether i have white spot or not? Or whether my puffer got stressed with the new fish i added, my DFP was unhappy after the biting but is back to normal now.
I was looking at white spot remedies but i dont know what the maximum temp Dog Faced Puffers can take and how high i need to take the salinity upto.
My tank is 350L,
PH 8.3,
Nitrite Nil
Ammonia Nil
Nitrate 12.5mg/ml
Water change due on Saturday
Temp: 26.3c
Salinity: 1.020
I have 1 chromis and 1 Dog faced Puffer
thank you.....
White Spot?
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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.
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?
I would say if there are only a few spots, it could possibly be sand on him. Anything on the fins?
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?
He has one on his fin which could be a bubble it is so tiny i cant tell, since we have had him he loves swimming in bubbles you see. The ones on his body are not bubbles and seem to be more in his body rather than sitting on top! My partner seems to think it is where the picasso nipped him, but i am worried and feel close to tears where i think there is something wrong......
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Re: White Spot?
Just wondering if they have spines like other puffers? I know that sometimes my GSPs teeny tiny spines are visible & look like white spots.
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Re: White Spot?
No Dog faced Pufferfish dont have spines like porcipine puffers
Re: White Spot?
All puffers do have spines though.
Any chance you could get us a decent picture?
Any chance you could get us a decent picture?
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Re: White Spot?
Yes they have spines (bone), but not spikes which is what i thought you meant sorry....
He is a Hush puppy dog faced puffer pretty common pufferfish
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Re: White Spot?
I wouldn't worry so much--just keep an eye on it.
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?
Ok Pufferpunk,
thank you for your help.......
thank you for your help.......
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Re: White Spot?
They all have spikes/spines (I appreciate that porcs are more obvious than most) - just mostly only visible when they puff. As I said, I occasionally see them on my GSPs - depends on the light/how much they have eaten!!Puffer Girl wrote:Yes they have spines (bone), but not spikes which is what i thought you meant sorry....
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Re: White Spot?
BFF is correct. You may not be able to see them well on a DF but they're definitely there. Just find a pic of them puffed.
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?
Update this morning!
The one spot on his fin is definately bigger and starting to go fluffy!
What do i do im sure he has white spot now
What is the maximum temp i can go up to with Dog faced puffers and what shall i bring my salt down to? Do i do this gradually or straight away? Is this the best way to eradicate it? I do not have the facility for a QT.....
The one spot on his fin is definately bigger and starting to go fluffy!
What do i do im sure he has white spot now
What is the maximum temp i can go up to with Dog faced puffers and what shall i bring my salt down to? Do i do this gradually or straight away? Is this the best way to eradicate it? I do not have the facility for a QT.....
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Re: White Spot?
Ok i see what you mean! He has never puffed up before but looked online to see one.....
The spots are not his spines
The spots are not his spines