The Puffer Forum

I've had a female dwarf puffer for over six months, and usually she's a vibrant green colour. Recently I've been seeing her looking really pale in colour almost white.

She's been a pale white before but the colour returned. Is this sickness related or normal?

Tell us about the tank size and handling, tankmates, etc. - all the info asked for in red up above that you can give will be helpful.

Is it still eating?

RTR wrote:Tell us about the tank size and handling, tankmates, etc. - all the info asked for in red up above that you can give will be helpful.

125 litres, heated to 26.5C, fluval 206 external filter. Heavily planted, CO2, Powerglo, Sunglo lights.

7 Dwarf Puffers, 3 Bumblebee Gobbies, Bristlenose Plec, 2 Amano shrimp. All get on superby, no fights or nipped fins.

All water condition readings come out perfect.

CoCoPuffs wrote:Is it still eating?

Yeah still eating and swimming as normal. A varied diet of snails, bloodworms, daphnia, glassworm etc

Personally I think you are a little overstocked. What are the exact parameters? How often do you change water and what quantities? Lastly how long has your tank been set up?

bertie 83 wrote:Personally I think you are a little overstocked. What are the exact parameters? How often do you change water and what quantities? Lastly how long has your tank been set up?

I wouldn't agree with that at all. Regardless of what my set up is, I was wanting to know if anyone has heard of this happening before.

104 litres for seven dps if you do 5g for first and then 3G for each other. Leaves 20l for plec and bbg's. But anyway, not a behaviour I have seen personally. Does she seem to get chased more than the others? W/c schedule? It's a bit of a weird one if you ask me, have you made any changes to the tank recently?