The Puffer Forum

i have 3 puffer fish in a 3gal tank 9-9-11"
2 gsp at 1-1.4" 1 figure8 at 1.6"
i have added aquarium salt to the tank to make it brackish
tanks farly new 1 month old
freed them frozen blood wurms/live shrimp/frozen shrimp/ live mealwurms
25%-75% water change 1 per week with purified water


i could use some hellp it has moved aroud and this fish is the only one who has it my GSPs are ok

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3 gal tank ? That is way too small of a tank for almost any fish.

GSP and F8 cant be together since GSP need SW as they age.

You cant raise SG using aquarium salt but Marine salt


I'll let someone else finish it off


but pls answer all questions in red

Thank you for providing a pic. Doesn't look like too much to worry about to me, if you could answer all the questions in red we will go from there. As mentioned above larger tanks are needed: your f8 needs 15g min on his own, your gsps will need a 55-75 g min

#1 looks like a possible nematode. Nothing you can really do about that. It will still like a happy life if a bit shortened.

#2 looks like a puffer bite that is in just the location to make a smiley face

J-P wrote:#1 looks like a possible nematode. Not much you can really do about that. It will still live a happy life if a bit shortened.

#2 looks like a puffer bite that is in just the location to make a smiley face

sorry for the duplicate post... I thought I had edited it...

J-P wrote:#1 looks like a possible nematode. Nothing you can really do about that. It will still like a happy life if a bit shortened.

can this infect my GSPs if it is a nematode ?
i have used maroxy on the fish yester day and i used Tetras Parasite guard 3 days ago and its still thare

no.

AFAIK once the puffer dies it will release and infect other fish. As long as it is alive, your other fish are safe. The only really safe way to remove it is with surgery. I don't advise that because if you don't know what it is, you certainly can't preform the procedure.

let it live out its life and enjoy it while you can. Take the best care of it because it has special needs.

What you really need to remedy is your puffers' environment! None of those fish are going to last long at all in a 3g tank. Get a 15g for the nematode-infected fish. It has to live out it's life in solitude. The GSPs can start off in a 15g ea (that's 30g for 2 but eventually, you're going to need a minimum of 55g but 75g is much more preferred.

Cycle the tanks with Tetra's Safe Start-NOTHING ELSE WILL DO!!! Use Prime to condition your water.