Need to make sure Im not paranoid about white dots

[littlefoxx]

Neither reef safe to confirm

Okay thats what I thought. This is my first puffer so Im terrified of moving him and him puffing and getting air accidently

 

[vetteguy53081]

Okay thats what I thought. This is my first puffer so Im terrified of moving him and him puffing and getting air accidently

BTW- little cutie as you described

 

[littlefoxx]

BTW- little cutie as you described

Thank you! He is the cutest little one Ive ever seen thats why Im panicking about him being sick. Im super attached to the little dude

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Thank you! He is the cutest little one Ive ever seen thats why Im panicking about him being sick. Im super attached to the little dude

Well, it does look like ich, but I'm still holding out that it might be mucus spots. I think you need to set up a treatment tank capable of holding all of the fish (and prepare to treat with coppersafe) , (or setting up a tank capable of holding all of the invertebrates and prepare to treat with hyposalinity). Then - watch the spots. if they change in number and location on the fish and if OTHER fish start showing them, start a treatment. If these spots subside and no other fish show them, crisis averted and you now have a quarantine tank at the ready for the next one!

Jay

 

[littlefoxx]

Well, it does look like ich, but I'm still holding out that it might be mucus spots. I think you need to set up a treatment tank capable of holding all of the fish (and prepare to treat with coppersafe) , (or setting up a tank capable of holding all of the invertebrates and prepare to treat with hyposalinity). Then - watch the spots. if they change in number and location on the fish and if OTHER fish start showing them, start a treatment. If these spots subside and no other fish show them, crisis averted and you now have a quarantine tank at the ready for the next one!

Jay

No other fish are showing symptoms. Im going to move the puffer to a treatment tank with coppersafe. Do I do hyposalinity as well in that tank? Ill observe the DT and need be do hyposalinity in there and move my inverts

 

[Jay Hemdal]

No other fish are showing symptoms. Im going to move the puffer to a treatment tank with coppersafe. Do I do hyposalinity as well in that tank? Ill observe the DT and need be do hyposalinity in there and move my inverts

No, although you CAN run coppersafe and hyposalinity at the same time, it is easier on the fish to just pick one or the other.
Jay

 

[littlefoxx]

No, although you CAN run coppersafe and hyposalinity at the same time, it is easier on the fish to just pick one or the other.
Jay

Gotcha

 

[littlefoxx]

Gotcha

Coppersafe is safe to use on puffers right?

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Coppersafe is safe to use on puffers right?

Yes - if all else is fine, porcupines can handle coppersafe very well. I actually had a one-eyed porcupine that we kept in our quarantine system for almost a year. It went through multiple coppersafe treatments and never had any issues.

Jay

 

[littlefoxx]

Yes - if all else is fine, porcupines can handle coppersafe very well. I actually had a one-eyed porcupine that we kept in our quarantine system for almost a year. It went through multiple coppersafe treatments and never had any issues.

Jay

Is this okay? Only coppersafe lfs had besides cupramine

 

[vetteguy53081]

Is this okay? Only coppersafe lfs had besides cupramine

Yes this- No cupramine

 

[littlefoxx]

Yes this- No cupramine

Thank you! Im setting up a QT now for him

 

[Uncle99]

Thank you! Im setting up a QT now for him

Great work!
Best wishes….

 

[littlefoxx]

Great work!
Best wishes….

Thank you! Im setting up a QT now for him

Yes this- No cupramine

So for the QT I have fresh saltwater and planned to add bottled bacteria. Is this okay? What temp do I need?

 

[vetteguy53081]

So for the QT I have fresh saltwater and planned to add bottled bacteria. Is this okay? What temp do I need?

Same temp as your display tank and you can add an air stone and go to 80 degrees which helps reduce the life cycle of the parasites

 

[littlefoxx]

Same temp as your display tank and you can add an air stone and go to 80 degrees which helps reduce the life cycle of the parasites

Okay does a small air stone work? Thats all I have. He is in a 10 gallon QT

 

[vetteguy53081]

Okay does a small air stone work? Thats all I have. He is in a 10 gallon QT

Yes

- Sufficient

 

[littlefoxx]

So he passed in the QT tank. Im not sure what I did wrong

 

[littlefoxx]

Yes

- Sufficient

So I called the shop and they run copper in the system where the puffers are. He had been in there a month. Could this be why he passed?

 

[vetteguy53081]

So I called the shop and they run copper in the system where the puffers are. He had been in there a month. Could this be why he passed?

Possibly depending on treatment level, and if ionic copper .