this is normal, right????????? 
weird coloured puff
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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.
weird coloured puff
AHHHHHH two out of four of my puffers have turned blackish near the eyes and body. they ddid not come like this. this is normal, right?????????
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bertie 83
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Re: weird coloured puff
Hi and welcome to the forum. Turning black can be sleeping colours, or it could be stress. Tell us about your tank and water parameters
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
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bertie 83
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Harlequins, CAE's, Yoyo
Loaches, Clown loaches ,Eels, various shrimp, tangs,wrasses, damsels, chromis - Location (country): Brighton, England
- Location: brighton , england
Re: weird coloured puff
All the questions above in red must be answered so we can help you.
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
Re: weird coloured puff
actually I put salt in their water.there are only five puffer and a plant. the tank (I don't know exact) but it is like 10 inches width and height, the puffers are half the size of your thumb. I recently changed their tank. I just got them like a week ago!!!!
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RTR
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Re: weird coloured puff
That tank sounds too small for any puffer. It takes 3 dimensions to define a tank size. What kind of puffers? "Adding salt" is also does not give us any information: Waht kind? how much? how added?
Please review bertie's post and reply...
Please review bertie's post and reply...
Where's the fish? - Neptune
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bertie 83
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Harlequins, CAE's, Yoyo
Loaches, Clown loaches ,Eels, various shrimp, tangs,wrasses, damsels, chromis - Location (country): Brighton, England
- Location: brighton , england
Re: weird coloured puff
A 10" cube tank will only hold 4.3 usg gross, more realistically 3-3.5 usg net. Not big enough even for a single dp. We really need more info from you to be able to help.
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
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Re: weird coloured puff
Just curious: how old are you, Aquariz?
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
Re: weird coloured puff
well anyway thank you they changed back to color 
Re: weird coloured puff
how old am I? old enoughnto be here 
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Pufferpunk
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Re: weird coloured puff
Anyone is old enough to be here but I'd still like to know. It helps me better understand where you might be in the hobby.
We all would still like to know what species of puffers you're keeping. Your tank sounds way too small for even 1 dwarf puffer. I'm afraid this will end very badly.
We all would still like to know what species of puffers you're keeping. Your tank sounds way too small for even 1 dwarf puffer. I'm afraid this will end very badly.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
Re: weird coloured puff
aaahhhh ok I made the tank a olot bigger well the biggest I could find THEY DON'T SELL TANKS HERE so like a few inches bigger ((((((((
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by the way I think they're green spotted puffers I don't know I'll put pictures if I can. some of them turned sunshine yellow, ones spots faded. I don't even know if they're dwarf puffers IM DOING SEARCHING
Re: weird coloured puff
ok I'm almost sort of nearly kinda 13 years old..... I HAVEPERMISSION 2 BE HERE
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bertie 83
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Harlequins, CAE's, Yoyo
Loaches, Clown loaches ,Eels, various shrimp, tangs,wrasses, damsels, chromis - Location (country): Brighton, England
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Re: weird coloured puff
Anyone is welcome, please calm down we are here to help. Knowing people's ages really does help us know where you are at if that makes sense. We have had many young puffer keepers here.
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
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Re: weird coloured puff
Aquariz wrote:by the way I think they're green spotted puffers I don't know I'll put pictures if I can. some of them turned sunshine yellow, ones spots faded. I don't even know if they're dwarf puffers IM DOING SEARCHING
welcome to the forum!
Here is what a dwarf puffer looks like (scroll down to the bottom of the page for pics)
Click here ---> ug.php/v/PufferPedia/Freshwater/C_Travancoricus/
Here is what a green spotted puffer looks like (again, scroll down for pics)
Click here ---> ug.php/v/PufferPedia/Brackish/T_Nigroviridis/
You might also have a figure 8 puffer, here is what they look like
Click here ---> ug.php/v/PufferPedia/Brackish/T_Biocellatus/