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I have just done my weekly water change and after i was all done i thought i would cheak the arrowheads side for a white patch i seen the other day.

I sucked up some water with a turkey baster and gently blew untill i could see. It's a white cirle about 1cm on his side. It's very white but doesn't look flakey, and is quite flat to the puffers skin. Is this some sort of fungus infection?

The water parameters are spot on. These are things that have changed recently.

. I have Put some willow moss in my tank last week.
. I bought 4 yellow rabbit snails,wild ones i think. My friend kept them for a week in there own tank.
. The arrowhead has ate guppies in the last 2 week but from the same source he has before, and from a very nice tank.

Can you find anything on google that resembles it?

CoCoPuffs wrote:Can you find anything on google that resembles it?

Yes i have found one on a goldfish, it looks just like it. The colour is the same. There is only one patch and its a cirle on my puffers side though.

Dang. That looks nasty.

CoCoPuffs wrote:Dang. That looks nasty.

Thats not my fish thats some pic i got of google. Its like a SMALL BIT OF THAT ANYONE WANNA TELL ME WHAT IT IS?

WHAT I NEED TO HELP THE FISH?

It could possibly be the start of ich, someone will soon chime in to better identify for you.

bertie 83 wrote:It could possibly be the start of ich, someone will soon chime in to better identify for you.

Thank you.

How long have you had him? Is it getting larger/spreading? What have you added for it at this point? Certainly, add Mela/Pimafix & up your WC. I'd also add 1 tbsp salt/10g. How deep is the sand bed? Have you been thoroughly stirring it before each weekly WC?

BTW, those are not GF in that pic, they are parrot cichlids.

Pufferpunk wrote:How long have you had him? Is it getting larger/spreading? What have you added for it at this point? Certainly, add Mela/Pimafix & up your WC. I'd also add 1 tbsp salt/10g. How deep is the sand bed? Have you been thoroughly stirring it before each weekly WC?

BTW, those are not GF in that pic, they are parrot cichlids.

Ive had him over 6 months. I have not added any treatment. the sand bed is about 3 inches in most places, more in some parts. I stir every week when doing water changes but found a small bit of gray sand in the corner where the new moss plants where. I did a 25% water change last night and this morning. Is the gray in the sand toxic pockets? is this why the fish has a white patch?

In three days of seeing it, it has not grown.

I just noticed i opened two messages if a admin would like to close one. Thanks.