Does the puffer's puffer lip grow back if it accidentally bit it. My Mbu Puffer that I just got lost a piece of her lip and I don't know if she bit her own lip or it was placed in the same tank with other mbu at the warehouse but it came to me with a piece of skin missing on the lip. My question is that will it grow back?
Help Mbu's lip
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I think it will but treat with antibiotics cause I had one cut his mouth and died from a mouth infection.
Start by making sure the water you're keeping it in is pristine. Did you have a cycled tank ready for it? Add Melafix to prevent infection. Use an airstone to keep O2 levels up.
Hey Pufferpunk,
I am the new owner of the puffer. Water conditions are pristine: 10ppm nitrate, 0 nitrite and ammonia, ph of 6.8-7.0. The lip doesn't look bad but it isn't growing back--the little guy has an elvis-like lip snarl. I did a preventative treatment of prazipro this week. I will add some melafix after the next water change.
On a separate note: my mbu loves to eat snails! He crunches them up and eats the shells. Just wondering....do ramshorn snails carry parasites? Should they be fed sparingly or be a staple? He also eats frozen bw and market shrimp. The previous owner was also feeding frozen clams and krill but I am not feeding those to him.
Thanks!
I am the new owner of the puffer. Water conditions are pristine: 10ppm nitrate, 0 nitrite and ammonia, ph of 6.8-7.0. The lip doesn't look bad but it isn't growing back--the little guy has an elvis-like lip snarl. I did a preventative treatment of prazipro this week. I will add some melafix after the next water change.
On a separate note: my mbu loves to eat snails! He crunches them up and eats the shells. Just wondering....do ramshorn snails carry parasites? Should they be fed sparingly or be a staple? He also eats frozen bw and market shrimp. The previous owner was also feeding frozen clams and krill but I am not feeding those to him.
Thanks!
Why not? Clams, krill & lots of other shelled foods are great for him. The more variety, the better. It is always a good idea to QT all live foods.
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