Amazon puffers and black rings on skin
Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2023 7:01 am
Hello!
I have three 2.5 inch Amazon puffers with no other fish.
They arrived yesterday in the mail and one of them has black rings on it's skin. I noticed one on it's skin yesterday and today there are more. The shipping was delayed by 24hrs and I imagine it is stress-induced but I'm unsure about what to do about it. The fish is eating and swimming at this time but it's colors are cloudy and I don't want it to get worse.
Could it be temperature related stress,? The seller keeps his Amazons in 75 degree water. I read that it is best to keep the temp a bit higher (84 degrees) when they arrive to avoid ich so I set the temp to 82 as a happy medium. I live in PR and can't get the temp to go below 80.
65 gallon tank. Cycled with media from established tanks x 7-10 days. Temp 82. No nitrates or nitrite. Ph 7-7.5. Only fish are 3 Amazons. Hard water ( I have read that they prefer soft water but I'm not sure how to soften the water).
Since the fish just arrived, I'm hesitant to make any quick changes to the water without advice from the forum. I did a slow introduction to the tank over a couple of hours when they arrived and I'm not surprised to see a stress-related issue given the shipping circumstances but like I mentioned above, I don't want the fish to die on me. I have also contacted the seller and am waiting for his reply.
Thank you for your help!
M
I have three 2.5 inch Amazon puffers with no other fish.
They arrived yesterday in the mail and one of them has black rings on it's skin. I noticed one on it's skin yesterday and today there are more. The shipping was delayed by 24hrs and I imagine it is stress-induced but I'm unsure about what to do about it. The fish is eating and swimming at this time but it's colors are cloudy and I don't want it to get worse.
Could it be temperature related stress,? The seller keeps his Amazons in 75 degree water. I read that it is best to keep the temp a bit higher (84 degrees) when they arrive to avoid ich so I set the temp to 82 as a happy medium. I live in PR and can't get the temp to go below 80.
65 gallon tank. Cycled with media from established tanks x 7-10 days. Temp 82. No nitrates or nitrite. Ph 7-7.5. Only fish are 3 Amazons. Hard water ( I have read that they prefer soft water but I'm not sure how to soften the water).
Since the fish just arrived, I'm hesitant to make any quick changes to the water without advice from the forum. I did a slow introduction to the tank over a couple of hours when they arrived and I'm not surprised to see a stress-related issue given the shipping circumstances but like I mentioned above, I don't want the fish to die on me. I have also contacted the seller and am waiting for his reply.
Thank you for your help!
M