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Cow fish growing extra antlers?
Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 2:06 am
by btsherrill77
I know that this site is mainly about puffers.... i have a 240 gallon with 6 puffers in it... but i also have a 60 gallon with a cow fish and a fingerprint tobey....my cow fish is sprouting new "points " on his horns.... anyone ever heard of this... his name is moo moo.... am i going to have to call him moose?
Re: Cow fish growing extra antlers?
Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 4:24 am
by Black Widow
get a pic of these antlers?
Re: Cow fish growing extra antlers?
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 1:19 am
by btsherrill77
ʍopıʍ ʞɔɐןq wrote:get a pic of these antlers?
here is a pic of the cow.... i know he has ich..... tough fish been fighting it for over a month...
Re: Cow fish growing extra antlers?
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 2:27 am
by trekenk
Hi btsherill. What are you doing to treat the ich?
library/hospital/swich/
Re: Cow fish growing extra antlers?
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 2:33 am
by Corvus
Can apparently happen as a result of an injury.
You're not the only one reporting this:
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f1 ... 18511.html
Re: Cow fish growing extra antlers?
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 5:11 am
by Purifire
WTF is that fish?? lol... looks like a member of Tetraodon Family to me but I'm guessing no?? Kinda looks like a boxfish with only head spikes heh heh. Awesome specimen!
Re: Cow fish growing extra antlers?
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 5:13 am
by Corvus
Purifire wrote:Kinda looks like a boxfish with only head spikes heh heh.
Yes, that's what it is.
Re: Cow fish growing extra antlers?
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 5:34 am
by Purifire
I must have been made for fishkeeping, got the "eye".
*Purifire does the Heisman Trophy pose*
Re: Cow fish growing extra antlers?
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 10:26 am
by btsherrill77
Well....I have tried meds in the past with no success ....I have been just keeping water parameters in check...plus got 19 watts of uv flowing on this 60 gallon....moo moo has shown massive improvements
Re: Cow fish growing extra antlers?
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 11:35 am
by Pufferpunk
Did you read that article? Unless you eradicate the parasite, your puffer will constantly be open for infection by it anytime it is stressed.