The Puffer Forum

After my first one died, my husband bought a new puffer, from the best shop around, supposedly very resistant. It looked very healthy until today. It is still active and behaving as usual, but it has this on the "rear end"! and it is coming and going!







1)
Ph 8
ammonia 0
nitrite 0
nitrates 1
salinity 1020

2) 90 gallons, alone there

3) mainly scampi/dublin lobster tails, sometimes misis and artemias, also there are algae growing in the tank
water changed 20% every other week

4) /

5) 6 months
fishless cycling

These are the parameters etc that the specialist told us to keep.

It looks like a protrudeing anus...... I have herd of people useing epsom salt with melafix and primafix to treat it aswell as not feeding for a couple days and after, keeping feedings down to a minimum untill it heals completly......... Hopefully someone with actual firsthand experiance can comment on what has worked for them.

Gah, I hate seeing that. Fully agree with BC. Usually heals itself up, but best to not feed for a few days to give it a chance to.

Does look like a prolapsed rectum. Is he able to poop?

Beautiful puffer, I hope he makes a full recovery.

it hasn't come back today...

You mean it's gone? That's great news!!

It went away the day I posted (already did before, but came back) and hasn't been seen since!
I'll feed him lightly today.

Very lightly! It might be something chronic, so could be this is a fish you have to avoid big feedings and instead do smaller, more frequent feedings.