CJs Aquatics Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 Hey all, one of my puffers appears to have two lumps on his abdomen, one one each side. They very similarly resemble a pimple on a person, slightly raised with a red ring and a white center, just wondering what this is/ possible treatments if necessary… all other behavior is normal and he or she appears in good health… @Colu first person that comes to mind… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 On 10/23/2023 at 8:19 PM, CJs Aquatics said: Hey all, one of my puffers appears to have two lumps on his abdomen, one one each side. They very similarly resemble a pimple on a person, slightly raised with a red ring and a white center, just wondering what this is/ possible treatments if necessary… all other behavior is normal and he or she appears in good health… @Colu first person that comes to mind… How many puffers do you have in this tank as that Looks like a bite mark from another puffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJs Aquatics Posted October 23, 2023 Author Share Posted October 23, 2023 That’s what I thought but he’s by himself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 (edited) On 10/23/2023 at 9:12 PM, CJs Aquatics said: That’s what I thought but he’s by himself What other fish do you have in this tank what are your water parameters is it eating and active am going to tag @mountaintoppufferkeeper for some insight I have very little experience with puffer Edited October 24, 2023 by Colu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJs Aquatics Posted October 24, 2023 Author Share Posted October 24, 2023 No other fish just some micro things like planaria, seed shrimp, scuds, etc. parameters are stable and haven’t changed I’ll have to get a strip and send numbers when I can… Yes he’s eating and active only thing different is he’s decided he likes a plant leaf more then his cave and he looks up at the top of the water quite often Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintoppufferkeeper Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 (edited) To me it seems closer to an abcess / pimple like deal on the skin which one of my hairys had in the past about 2 years into living here. It just appeared in day lasted a couple of weeks and eventually just "self cleansed" He never stopped eating, this never occured in the others olin the colony and never came back on this puffer. The between puffer nibbles are more like the circles on the belly of the male palustris here The circles can also be seen below. He is the darker pao palustris puffer. This is the same male as above just in the spawning dress I generally just observe for changes to the mark or behavior of the puffer. Edited October 24, 2023 by mountaintoppufferkeeper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJs Aquatics Posted October 24, 2023 Author Share Posted October 24, 2023 Yes it does appear to be “abscess ish” and did occur randomly. I’m wary bc there are two that appeared around the same time. They almost identically resemble a “pimple with a white head”. Appearance wise they haven’t changed but he’s had them for a week plus. I started leaning towards the possibility that it could be a possible parasite of some sort just due to the number of live micro organisms in the tank I’m sure I can’t identify them all they’ve just came in overtime. The tank has always been stable. It used to house 2 more puffers but both passed this year sort of suddenly. I suspect one of them had parasites his whole life that I was unaware of bc of a crazy appetite but never putting on size like the other. The other one was sort of shocking and not long after. Undiagnosed but at the time it appeared to be some sort of infection possibly caused by an abrasion that didn’t heal. He’s been by himself for a while and earlier this year did have some spots those included on the skin which cleared up fast with kanaplex but these 2 were different and more recent and I’m clueless. They don’t seem to bother him too much. I will say he used to love caves now he rarely ever goes into one he uses the leaves of an Amazon sword which is slightly strange but nothing terribly worrisome just seems to be a new preference. Appetite wise he eats when he’s hungry. It’s about every other day, used to be daily but now it’s every other or in 2 days. He comes up and begs like a dog for food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintoppufferkeeper Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 Intersting anything like a sharp edge in or around the cave ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJs Aquatics Posted October 24, 2023 Author Share Posted October 24, 2023 I’m 99% confident in saying no, I mean there is a broken piece of tile under the cave that perhaps could have an edge to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Colu Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 On 10/24/2023 at 3:02 AM, CJs Aquatics said: What I would do is monitor for a week if the lumps get bigger then I would do a course of maracyn2 in food feeding a small amount twice a day for 7 days you can add it to repashy if he eats that or frozen foods 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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