I bought the 80 gallon hexagon tank from a dentist, it included this puffer and a clown fish. I added some live rocks and changed the substrate to sand, but I’m worried this might be ich, can anyone tell from this pic
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Hard to tell but most likely it’s ich. You should qt it and treat it with copper. It won’t go away on it’s own usually.
I bought the 80 gallon hexagon tank from a dentist, it included this puffer and a clown fish. I added some live rocks and changed the substrate to sand, but I’m worried this might be ich, can anyone tell from this pic
I don't believe Puffers tolerate copper well. https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/fish-and-treatment-guidelines-with-chart.191/Hard to tell but most likely it’s ich. You should qt it and treat it with copper. It won’t go away on it’s own usually.
I don't believe Puffers tolerate copper well. https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/fish-and-treatment-guidelines-with-chart.191/
I agree with Sashaka ! ich would be smaller spots.
Also the fish looks skinny . Is it eating for You? I can see it not getting fed well at the office.
I agree. My golden puffer went through copper relatively easily. His appetite barely suffered and for a very short time. We weren't overly cautious. My other two went through CP treatment.I have seen other's treat puffers with copper; just have to raise it up very, very slowly... like with wrasses and other sensitive fish. Cloroquine is the method of choice for them, but since it seems to suppress appetite, for a fish this thin... I would focus on packing in the food for a week or so before starting, if he does not seem to be in immediate distress.
Mine loved algae sheets and nori