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MysticJay
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New green spotted puffer

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Hi I just recently got a green spotted puffer & he’s fit in well , parameters great etc , but today I’ve noticed he has black bits floating around him ? Like dangling I don’t know if it could be my black sediment getting caught on him when he is sleeping on the floor on the nights? Or potentially parasitise (I hope not) I’ll post a picture below , if anyone has any advice that’d be great thanks !
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If your substrate is black, it could very well be stuck to your fish.
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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Pufferpunk
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Posts: 32979
Joined: Tue May 31, 2005 11:06 am
Gender: Female
My Puffers: Puffers I have kept:
T lineatus
T miurus
A modestus
T biocellatus
C valentini
C coranata
C papuan
C lorteti
DPs
suvattii
burrfish
T niphobles
Location (country): USA, Greenville, SC
Location: Greenville, SC
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Re: New green spotted puffer

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If your substrate is black, it could very well be stuck to your fish.
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!"
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