The Puffer Forum

there is a bunch of puffers at my work and one had a baige looking soar it was round about the size of a dime a bit smaller and was bigger in the center. a guy at my work took the puffer out of the water and cut it off on to the table. the puffer was fine and went back in to his tank the thing he cut off started to CRAWL ON THE TABLE. anyone know what this is i was not there when this happened but everyone told me about it.

Probably a nematode, not uncommon in wild-caught fish including puffers.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FA091

What kind of puffer? You work in a fish store?

Could have been an encysted nematode (some are blood red) or any of several hundred other possibilities. Crustacean parasites (isopods, copepods, branchiurids) penetrate the external layers of the skin and the site can get infected. The fish should have been isolated and treated after the parasite was removed

Infection will probably set in.

it was a green spotted puffer and i work at a fish store. even if i said to isolate him the guy at my work wouldn't listen he puts puffers on the floor to puff up and laughs i don't really like him.

Edited for content - this is a family site, watch your language please if you plan on remaining on this site. RTR

Is he the owner?

You should report pita on his butt....lol

Wow, that is super upsetting, I wish I'd never read that. If he's not the owner, tell the owner ASAP. or..something! Can't somethign be done??