The Puffer Forum

yeah, hes not eating (sooo unusual haha)
and hes kinda gray around the edge of his stomach

doesnt look very good

any ideas?

Internal parasites. Get some meds and follow the directions on the bottle.

Second that. IP's, get meds and treat according to the directions. Make sure you soak food in the med so they ingest it too.

Check the article in our Library about treating for IPs & also the one if you have a puffer who's not eating.

Is it hanging from his anus or from his body/skin? I've seen some fish with crazy nasty looking infections of some sort (fungal? bacterial?) that made it look like they were shedding like a snake almost. It could be an external parasite as well, though that's not nearly as common.

If its white poop, then yes, treat for IP's.

If its hanging off his body in patches, try to get us a picture or two so we can figure it out.

sry, it took so long to rspond
but everything looks ok now, theres nothing there and hes acting normal

i have been adding melafix to the tank, because my knight goby has a small cut on him (hes not eating =/ any ideas?)

could the hanging stuff be from the melafix

it was on his belly not the anus