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Velvet on new sap puffer?

Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2017 12:19 pm
by Jhoussock
Quarantining these two puffers I bought at a going out of business fish store. While one has good color the other looks to be very pale. Does this look like velvet? If so I have seachem paraguard on hand would this do the trick? I don't want to throw meds in if I don't have two... they are behaving and eating fine.
Temp is at 82 ph 7.0 tank is cycled with good levels. Here is a picture of the sick one and one with both fish. The sick
One is blending into the white sand. I'm assuming he looks this way due to a slime coat build up?

Re: Velvet on new sap puffer?

Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2017 9:06 pm
by Pufferpunk
Velvet is almost always a given for this species, when moved to a new environment.