The Puffer Forum

Good Morning-New to puffers-- here is a quick bit about me. We bought some fish at an aquarium store (didn't know how horrible they were until they closed down)..turns out, was given all the wrong info. Last month, found a great place- getting on track but I still am far from knowing everything.

Water- 30 gallon tank, 3 puffers, 2 bumble g's, 2 silver "sharks"....Not sure of water numbers, I use the strips and test daily (sometimes 2x a day to make sure) - all of the colors have been in the "saltwater ideal".... Again, we are making progress figuring this stuff out but far from having a clue!

Here is my question- This morning, one of the puffers has a "ring" on his belly . His belly is white but still looks like he has developed a "water ring" almost like someone left a drink on a coffee table without using a coaster.....He is eating and swimming fine, all of the other tank mates look fine. Is this that ICH I've been reading about?

Thanks for the help-I've been reading the posts and already learning reading the info.

Christine

welcome to the forum ... probably a bite from another puffer. It happens when they are kept in cramped quarters and sometimes during transit.

Jp is rite. Those are probably bite marks, sometime they are obvious, sometimes not. But when u said saltwater ideal, those fishes that u have may not be all suitable for saltwater. Which type of puffer btw.. 30g sounds overstocked. And best to use liquid test kits, strip are not accurate at all. What's your sg?

My guess these are Green spotted puffers in a non-cycled tank, along with 2 Columbian sharks & 2 BBGs?

Start by reading these:
viewtopic.php?f=68&t=28469

My guess these are Green spotted puffers in a non-cycled tank, along with 2 Columbian catfish & 2 BBGs?

Start by reading these:
viewtopic.php?f=68&t=28469
viewtopic.php?f=69&t=29042
viewtopic.php?f=67&t=28467


Yes, that is a puffer bite. After reading those 3 articles, I'm sure you'll have lots more questions!

Pufferpunk wrote:
My guess these are Green spotted puffers in a non-cycled tank, along with 2 Columbian catfish & 2 BBGs?

Start by reading these:
viewtopic.php?f=68&t=28469
viewtopic.php?f=69&t=29042
viewtopic.php?f=67&t=28467


Yes, that is a puffer bite. After reading those 3 articles, I'm sure you'll have lots more questions!

Thank you so much for the info--- and everything you mentioned was accurate..... 3 GSP, 2 BBG's and 2 of the Columbian Shark (catfish). I skimmed through the articles you sent and you are right--- I now have tons and tons of questions

Where do I begin? I just started looking at bigger tanks --- I think that will be the first start.... after that? Thanks for the info!

scpion wrote:Jp is rite. Those are probably bite marks, sometime they are obvious, sometimes not. But when u said saltwater ideal, those fishes that u have may not be all suitable for saltwater. Which type of puffer btw.. 30g sounds overstocked. And best to use liquid test kits, strip are not accurate at all. What's your sg?

Thanks for the advice, I'll go get a liquid test kit. What does sg mean?

christina wrote:Thanks for the advice, I'll go get a liquid test kit. What does sg mean?

Specific gravity. It's a measurement of the level of salt (salinity) in your water, determined by using a refractometer or hydrometer.