The Puffer Forum

The damage looks pretty bad. The pictures are great, too bad they aren't taken under happier circumstances.

What kind of puffer is that btw? I'm still not the best at identifying them on sight yet.

Can you give us a bit of history about the injury?
Has he had it since you got him?
Has it improved or worsened at all?
What, if anything, have you tried to treat it in the past?
Are you using anything currently to treat it?

In general, good water quality, healthy diet, melafix, pimafix, and a bit of aquarium salt if he's in FW.

I don't know what, if any, other medication would be appropriate.

Hope he improves.

is that a Carinotetraodon lorteti

Possibly, but I would fear secondary infection.

well in this case if you dont do something that (what looks like a bad bite) will probably result in the loss of the fin entirely.

its becoming infected in the actaul rays of the fin itself,

as for the puncturing, all your doing is relieving the pressure and cleaning it out. your not reopening the puffers inner layer of skin, just the outer think a blister or wart or large ingrown infection on a human, its very simple. pa left out two things i suggested as well, to use an antibiotic and formulin to ensure that the fish stays infection free while healing.

I see. Sounds like a logical course then..

I don't see a pus bubble but my eyes aren't what they used to be... I'd definately use stronger antibiotics that the "fix" team, but would include them in the mix. Have Bio-Spira on hand to repair the damaged biological filtration when done w/meds, unless you have an empty tank for QT.

That spunds hopeful... fingers crossed.

I'm sorry to hear it PA.

Other than a differing species and the fin, that looks very much how my T turgidus is looking atm.

There is another at the shop near me but its in rather sad shape and the head ofthe fish told me to wait and call on tuesday to see if he's improving, he didnt want to sell him until he had an idea what was wrong or had it treated.

I'm very sorry to hear of your loss. Loosing a puffer always seems to be worse that loosing anything else, but i grieve for everything, even feeders at times.

Once again i'm sorry to hear about that.

jasonn

Sorry to hear it PA.
It looked to me like some sort of fin rot, did we ascertain what it was?
IME, fungal infections/bacteria seem to prey on sickly/stressed fish, so probably would not affect the shrimp. I would be inclined to treat/huge water change as Guppies are also notoriously hardy to such...
...just my opinion!

I agree. A good 90% water change & a new puffer, is all you need in there.

There ya go!

HAHAHAHAHA NEVER!

i will attempt to find a irrebuso for you.

Loco is looking for them too. Is there a irrubesco drought going on?

Many puffers are seasonal in the trade.