The Puffer Forum

I recently acquired this unfortunate dogface puffer in the hopes of “saving” him. He looks quite rough, and I’m wondering where to begin.

The fish appears to be an adult. He’s about 6.5-7” long. His body is covered in small bumps, with his ventral surface most severely effected. He also has white lesions all over his body (not the sort one would expect to see with parasites like ich or velvet... these are much larger.) He seems generally mopey and almost depressed.

He doesn’t eat with the typical vigor I’m used to seeing from puffers. When he does accept food, he generally only shows interest in krill and nothing else. I’ve been soaking food in Selcon and supplementing with beta glucan.

What else should I doing?

Hi, That poor fellow looks terrible! Unfortunately, I don't know enough about SW diseases to help you. Great experts here though: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pufferfishenthusiasts

I hope they can help you on the FB group.

Here's a great article on Dentistry: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/ca/volume_2/ ... uffer2.htm

Thanks! I posted the question there as well. Here are some higher quality pictures I was able to take this evening:

Just curious--what happens if you squeeze out one of those "pimples"? Can you look at that material under a microscope?