Fahaka Puffer With Possible White Spot?

[LittleL]

I just brought a fahaka puffer (Nile Puffer) and whilst i was watching him last night, i noticed that on both of his fins, he has a tiny, pin-prick size white dot on each of them... I can't see any other white dots on him or his fins so im not sure if he has white spot or wether its just a 'feature' of his?

How do i know if he has white spot or not? Also, can usual, commercial white spot meds be used with him or would he be too sensitive to them?

Please help!

Laura

 

[sketchy]

hi, i would like to mention that i am not farmilliar with this particular fish.

a picture showing the spot may help other members identify the spot. if they are symetrical, they may well be a feature.

you may want to isolate the fish from any others in the tank while you work out whats wrong with it.

it would be a good idea to get a definate on the whitespot before trying to treat him, as treating him may do more harm than good if hes not infected, and if you do treat him, a hospital tank would be a good idea. they dont have to be too dear - i picked up a small tank last week for 15 quid so that wasnt too tragic and bodged a filter out of an air pump as described in the hardware and diy section of the forum. add a heater and the damage was about 30 quid. not too bad imo

 

[LittleL]

the white dots are pretty much symetrical on each fin, so it could be a feature.

Im not planning on treating him until im 100% it is white spot.

He is in a tank all on his own (being an aggressive puffer, i wouldn't dare put another fish in with him!)

I'll try to get a picture of it tonight but it's going to be very hard as the white dots are so small...

thanks for the advice anyway

Laura

 

[Hilly]

White spots on puffers fins could just be previous breaks where the fin has healed. 2 of my puffers have white spots on their fins, they never move or multiply.

Keep an eye on the spots if they dont move or multiply or spread to the body I dont think there's much to worry about. If they do start to spread to the body then it could be Ich.