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Have you read the F8 article here? Are you keeping them in brackish water? 3 F8's in a 10g tank is not a good idea at all IMO. Usually the rule of thumb is 1 per 20gallons. Also as they get older you could have problems with them getting along. I have 2 in a 40g and upgrading them to a 60g.

Hi landon.

I can't find any pics of ICH on figure eights but Here are some pics of ICH on other fish and some more info: http://www.aqualandpetsplus.com/Misc%20 ... %20Ich.htm

After a few days or so you should be able to tell if they have ICH. Hopefully they don't.

Check out the puffer library here for how to get rid of ICH: library/category/hospital/

As your puffers grow they will need aprox a 45g tank in a low end brackish water. If you don't have the space for another large tank get those fellas well if needed and perhaps trade them in for a couple of FW dwarf puffers.

Let us know how they are doing.

I agree. The absolute minimum for one F8 is 15g and then 10g for each after that. So for 3 you'd need 35g. Though I'd recommend going larger so they each have enough room to get away from each other and have a territory.

Get them in brackish water (1.005 is perfect) asap, if you haven't already. You'll need marine salt and a hydrometer. Mix the salt in the new water in a separate container before adding it to the tank. Check out the F8 page in PufferPedia: ug.php/v/PufferPedia/Brackish/T_Biocellatus/

A newe F8 article will be appearing in our Library soon!

I agree with the 45g tank size for 3 of them. Is it possible you are just seeing their tiny spins & not ich at all or are there spots on their fins too?