Film on my blue spotted puffer

[sky414]

Check out this pic. What’s this film on my puffer? Parameters are ammonia -0, nitrite 0, nitrate - 3ish. I’ve had her for 10 days. Currently running prazipro as a preventative measure. Today is day 3 of the 7 day prazipro cycle.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

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[vetteguy53081]

Check out this pic. What’s this film on my puffer? Parameters are ammonia -0, nitrite 0, nitrate - 3ish. I’ve had her for 10 days. Currently running prazipro as a preventative measure. Today is day 3 of the 7 day prazipro cycle.

Not a film but a bacterial issue and it appears fish i in quarantine already. This is a kit I have low confidence in and water quality may have both contributed to this as well as need for good water quality moving forward. I would suggest to take a water sample to a store that does NOT use Api kits and have them test your ammonia and nitrates and compare readings- then you'll know where your levels truly are at
Are you using any treatment in this tank?
You will want to treat fish with seachem Kanaplex and add aeration using an air stone.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Check out this pic. What’s this film on my puffer? Parameters are ammonia -0, nitrite 0, nitrate - 3ish. I’ve had her for 10 days. Currently running prazipro as a preventative measure. Today is day 3 of the 7 day prazipro cycle.

Skin mucus on fish can have different causes: water quality issues, bacterial disease and protozoan diseases. Rarely, will flukes cause this (and that's what prazi treats). In this case, I'd guess it is a bacterial infection. Here is some further reading:

Mucus - The Slime That Binds

Mucus: The Slime that Binds Jay Hemdal C. 2020 This article examines the various causes of excess mucus coatings on fish, as well as fecal mucus issues. ------------------- The mucus produced by the fish’s epidermal cells gives them their...

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