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Old 02-01-2006, 09:28 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Question Sick Puffer?
Hello all, great site. After researching the Internet, I couldn't find the answer to my question so I'll post it here. I recently bought a DF Puffer and just noticed white dots found in patches around its body. They look too regularly spaced out to be ick, but I never had a scaleless fish before so I wouldn't know what ick would look like. Hopefully it's nothing serious. Thanks in advance for your help.
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Old 02-01-2006, 10:28 AM   #2 (permalink)
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hmmm im not sure, we just got a df in the lab, ill check it and let you know if he has it 2


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Old 02-01-2006, 03:56 PM   #3 (permalink)
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hmmm the one here doesnt have that...but...well if he is acting ok and eating then i would just watch out...if it starts to spread plz tell us...ill keep researching
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Old 02-07-2006, 11:07 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Something crazy happend last night when I was cleaning the tank. As I was vacuuming the gravel, the puffer decides to bite my hand. Not hard but enough to hold on. So, naturally I freaked out and pulled my hand out and with it came the puffer, onto the floor. He puffed up with air which I read could be a problem so when I put him back in the tank the air he swallowed kept him afloat as he kept trying to swim back down...poor fish. So I gentle squeezed the air out and it seemed like he knew what I was doing and wasn't fighting as I held him. The spots are gone as they are texture of his skin. Man, what a cool fish...
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Old 02-07-2006, 12:31 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Ouch! I'll keep an eye out next time I'm cleaning the tank.
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