Cow fish growing extra antlers?

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Cow fish growing extra antlers?

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I know that this site is mainly about puffers.... i have a 240 gallon with 6 puffers in it... but i also have a 60 gallon with a cow fish and a fingerprint tobey....my cow fish is sprouting new "points " on his horns.... anyone ever heard of this... his name is moo moo.... am i going to have to call him moose?
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get a pic of these antlers?
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ʍopıʍ ʞɔɐןq wrote:get a pic of these antlers?

here is a pic of the cow.... i know he has ich..... tough fish been fighting it for over a month...
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Hi btsherill. What are you doing to treat the ich?

library/hospital/swich/
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Can apparently happen as a result of an injury.
You're not the only one reporting this: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f1 ... 18511.html
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WTF is that fish?? lol... looks like a member of Tetraodon Family to me but I'm guessing no?? Kinda looks like a boxfish with only head spikes heh heh. Awesome specimen! :metal:
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Purifire wrote:Kinda looks like a boxfish with only head spikes heh heh.
Yes, that's what it is.
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I must have been made for fishkeeping, got the "eye".
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29 Gallon Marine tank, with refugium, skimmer. Base rock, coral skeletons. Stock: Baby Ocellaurus Clown, young Saddled Toby, 3 Hermit crabs,one 2 inch Bristle Worm, hitch hiking starfish.

10g Biotope. 3 C. Travancoricus (Dwarf Puffer) Some Ghost shrimp, gravel/sand substrate, heavily planted with Swords and Java Moss.

10g LR Culture Tank. 10+ pounds fiji LR / base rock. Assorted hitch hiking inverts

Some FW tanks.

In My Experience, Fishkeeping is like Cooking. Five or ten basics will keep anyone from getting sick. But to be truly magnificent... You have to know the right Recipies.
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trekenk wrote:Hi btsherill. What are you doing to treat the ich?

library/hospital/swich/
Well....I have tried meds in the past with no success ....I have been just keeping water parameters in check...plus got 19 watts of uv flowing on this 60 gallon....moo moo has shown massive improvements
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Did you read that article? Unless you eradicate the parasite, your puffer will constantly be open for infection by it anytime it is stressed.
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