Sick puffer!

[wpayton34]

Anybody know whats on my puffer?? Its like one of the porcupines needle on the puffer swell up. It started probably 2 weeks ago and slowly got bigger. He eats and acts fine. Any suggestions?? Somebody said to freshwater dip him but i dont think its a parasite well i hope not.

 

[beth]

Can you try to get a close of that.

 

[wpayton34]

yea i should beable to beth

 

[lion_crazz]

Do not freshwater dip the puffer. We will help you correct the situation more effectively and less stressfully.

 

[wpayton34]

Hmm sorry thats probably the best i can do. The puffer hides when i try to take his pic. But its seems like its actully bigger today. I dont know if this pic will help. He still seems like thers nothin wrong w/ him.

 

[wpayton34]

Anything beth??

 

[lion_crazz]

How long have you had this fish?
What are in the tank with him?
What are the water parameters in the tank?

 

[wpayton34]

i got 1 luna wrasse and 1 marrone clownfish and had the fish for about 1 month. all my Levels are good and my salitity is fine too.

 

[lion_crazz]

When you say they are fine and the levels are good, what does that mean? What are the number readings?

 

[wpayton34]

nitrates 10
nitrites 0
amm 0ppm
ph 8.4
the salitity is in the green on my hydrometer i dont know the exact
temp 75 deg
THats good right??

 

[lion_crazz]

Yeah, with the exception of the salinity, because I do not know what the "safe" zone is on the hydrometer. Some of them state the "safe zone" too low. However, that is probably not the issue.
Is anything picking on this fish?

 

[wpayton34]

Nope. His behavior seems fine too. He eats and swims around. I went to the place where i bought him to sell them back some damsels and the guy said its a disease that sometimes these puffers go though when transfering him and it will eventully fall off it. He spit out some long name but to me it sounded like Shiat. O ya this guy also told me that copper in my main tank was ok. Soo that says alot.

 

[beth]

Its hard to tell without a good shot of it. Could it possibly be lymphocyctis?
Look at him through a magnifying glass and see it it appears like this more attached, rather than swollen. What are you feeding him, and how often?

 

[wpayton34]

i am feeding him krill shrimp and its like every other day. U knwo what i think thats what he told me what that was.

 

[wpayton34]

It looks more swollen.

 

[lion_crazz]

I would first recommend you pick up 3 or 4 more different seafoods to add to his diet. Feeding a fish one thing is like you only eating the same type chicken dinner. No variety, and it gets kinda boring (plus it becomes unhealthy to have the samr thing).

 

[beth]

Feed twice a day and as lioncrazz suggests, improve that diet with more variety. Also, you need to add a hard-shelled food item to keep the fish's teeth filed down. Do a bit of research into the particular died needs of puffers.

 

[wpayton34]

Hey thanks beth and lion. You people here rock and all of my knowlege basicaly comes from u guys here. Thanks again!

 

[lion_crazz]

Your welcome! Ask any and all questions that you may have. :happyfish

 

[beth]

Keep us posted on the fish's status.