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My Puffer is list list. I cant see any signs of infection. She became drupy after I added Reef Feed. All other fish are looking fine. The other Puffer just hangs around her.

I tested water:

Temp 72
Salinity 1.027 - lowered to 1.026
Ph - 8.1 - 8.2
Ammonia - 0.5 ppm
N02 - 0 ppm
No3 - 10 ppm
P04 - 0 ppm
CA - 180 - 220 ppm - 9 drops
KOH - 161 ppm - 9 drops
 

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How long have you had the fish?
Is it still feeding ok?
I see two white spots on its dorsal fin - those don't look positively like ich, but I cannot rule that out 100%

If your ammonia level is truly at 0.50 ppm, then that is an issue. It needs to be at zero, or at least less than 0.25 ppm. What test kit are you using?


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The fish came with the tank when I got it. It was one of his original fish, so about 2.4 years old.

It did not feed yesterday, but a few bites today. She is more active, but still slowish.

I use an API test so ammonia comes in as a cloudy. The drops are just counted and you read the color. Hard for me to do, as I cant see the 0.25 or 0.5 difference. I jumped up from 0.0 on Sunday. All other parameters looked the same. I was going to retest Ammonia and Calcium today as they seem to be hard for me to read.
 

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Yes, your ammonia should be at zero, so retest that. In one of the other pictures, I saw more white spots, so monitor it for ich. Finally, puffers often develop dental issues. I couldn’t see clearly, but in one picture, it’s teeth seemed a bit long. That can impair the puffers ability to feed normally.
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I just looked at her. I see small white spots on her dorsal fin, and sum "scuff marks" just behind her eye's to the dorsal fins. Is that Itch?
 
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I have been treating with Fritz Fixick for 4 days. I have temperature elevated to 82F. The main puffer is looking very very very week. I am also noticing on the other puffer that he has a red spot and slim on him. he is also very weak as well. He stopped eating yesterday.

Is this ich or another parasite?

I have not seen my dragon goby in a few days and suspect the worse.

I found a snail eating a hermet crab today.

any thoughts.
 
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Hear are some pictures
 

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