Hello, I need some help identifying what is wrong with my blue spot puffer. I’ve had him for 5 days in a mature tank. He was fine when we brought him home but has developed a large brown/purple spot on his left side. Tank mates are snowflake eel, one spot foxface, 2 clowns, 1 bicolor angel, 1 damsel, and 4 mollies. CUC: snails, hermits, starfish. Haven’t seen any mates pick on him. He has been hanging out in the top of my tank where there is low flow. I have seen the mollies clean him, like a wrasse would clean parasites. Eating normal, just kind of hiding and acting shy. Any advice?
55 gallon
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Ph: 8.4
Nitrate: 40
Salinity: 1.024
Brown/purple spot on Toby
Brown/purple spot on Toby
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Re: Brown/purple spot on Toby
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Heater burn?
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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