puffer trouble!!!

[mixed_salvi]

ok so i bought a new light bulb about a month ago and i noticed the puffer was having a hard time adapting to it. so i returned it and now he's growing these big white spots on top of his body. kind of like his skin is peeling off!!!! what disease is this at first i thought it was violet???? whats your opinion??

 

[Camshaft Ramrod]

pics would help

 

[T]

im not sure if its because of the light. usually a light cant effect a fish to get a disease. maybe parasites? or some sorta oggalallyjuggerhaul disease lol

 

[bradenpoole]

i had a peffer there a picky fish i would do a higher salt treatment and warmer tempature also and if thaat doesnt work i think it sounds like ick. a little parasite that looks white are they small bloches are big if big it not ick.

 

[JakeH]

Would this "new" light you bought a while back happen to have been a UV lamp? Many commonly available Ultra Violet lamps/tubes put out more than enough UV radiation to cook a fish's back. Would take about a 1000 years of exposure to hurt you. I only ask because you said the puff had some trouble adjusting to the new light.

 

[ScreaminGreen]

i don't know if this is it but i've heard that fish that look they are peeling are just producing a lot of slime... from stress / injury.

 

[Bottomfeeder]

sounds like what happens if a GSP is in fw

 

[JakeH]

sounds like what happens if a GSP is in fw

AaHaa! Probly so. He didnt really say what kind of puffer it was... Dont all puffs need at least SOME salt?

 

[Bottomfeeder]

no. Dwarf, Redeye, Malabar, Congo, Mbu, Fahaka, Mekong, Shoehead, Cross River and more are full fresh. but GSP need salt.

 

[Eoibio]

Yeahp AJ is correct..They are like most fish..Salt is beneficial to fight disease ect.