Hello,
Just saved a Figure 8 puffer yesterday from my LFS as i felt really sorry for this little fella that was in a stupid so called brackish tank ( no trace of salt when i brought it back home ) all by himself with the power head been too strong for even 40 tanks !! ( looked like a whirlpool ! )
Soon as i got him home i placed him in one of those breeding traps in the main tank as my hospital tank has not been used for ages and I don’t fancy placing this fish in my
Community freshwater setup,
The main tank is currently light brackish 1.05sg, 120Litre capacity, well planted with many hiding places, houses 3 mollies, 2 bumble bees and "Penelope" the green spotted puffer !
When i inspected him/her i noticed a lump near the back tail but looking close up it looks like a flat snail shell embedded underneath the skin !! : I have never seen this before…
Currently I have divided a small portion of the tank to give him more room to swim about
And get more relaxed, he is feeding very well on live bloodworm, frozen prawns and frozen shrimp but im very concerned about the lump and not 100% sure on what actions
I should use.
Any expert advice appreciated :joke:
p.s my water conditions are superb, tested weekly and using RO premixed salt water from a marine specialist, 25% replaced monthly, tank been setup for 3 months in new location and 4 years previous to that.
Just saved a Figure 8 puffer yesterday from my LFS as i felt really sorry for this little fella that was in a stupid so called brackish tank ( no trace of salt when i brought it back home ) all by himself with the power head been too strong for even 40 tanks !! ( looked like a whirlpool ! )
Soon as i got him home i placed him in one of those breeding traps in the main tank as my hospital tank has not been used for ages and I don’t fancy placing this fish in my
Community freshwater setup,
The main tank is currently light brackish 1.05sg, 120Litre capacity, well planted with many hiding places, houses 3 mollies, 2 bumble bees and "Penelope" the green spotted puffer !
When i inspected him/her i noticed a lump near the back tail but looking close up it looks like a flat snail shell embedded underneath the skin !! : I have never seen this before…
Currently I have divided a small portion of the tank to give him more room to swim about
And get more relaxed, he is feeding very well on live bloodworm, frozen prawns and frozen shrimp but im very concerned about the lump and not 100% sure on what actions
I should use.
Any expert advice appreciated :joke:
p.s my water conditions are superb, tested weekly and using RO premixed salt water from a marine specialist, 25% replaced monthly, tank been setup for 3 months in new location and 4 years previous to that.
