Hi I have had a dog face puffer for bout a week now he was always swimming around and stuff now just wedges him self in coral and won't come out only when I put food out he eats then goes back all water parameters are fine and all the other fish are small and don't bother him so idk whats going on
Dog face puffer hiding
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Hiding, by itself, is a pretty vague indicator - but it is an indicator that he's feeling not-quite-right.
What other fish are with him?
What do your water-quality parameters look like?
Has he exhibited other unusual behaviors; scratching, swimming into the flow of a powerhead?
Was he quarantined, treated for any of the more common maladies - ich, velvet, flukes or internal parasites?
~Bruce
What other fish are with him?
What do your water-quality parameters look like?
Has he exhibited other unusual behaviors; scratching, swimming into the flow of a powerhead?
Was he quarantined, treated for any of the more common maladies - ich, velvet, flukes or internal parasites?
~Bruce
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Sudden changes of behavior in general indicate an issue of some sort.
Sudden hiding as much as you describe is most likely due to an ailment such as a parasite (velvet being the most common with this symptom), or tankmate bullying.
Sudden hiding as much as you describe is most likely due to an ailment such as a parasite (velvet being the most common with this symptom), or tankmate bullying.
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4FordFamily
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It sounds like you don’t quarantine?
Any of the behaviors martiner mentioned apply?
Any of the behaviors martiner mentioned apply?
Foxface's are sly, I wouldn't be surprised if he poked him and maybe intimidating him and you just haven't seen it. If parameters are good and no obvious signs of disease you'll just have to let it play out. It's obvious not bad enough to get in the way of a puffer and his food(lol). From what I can see he looks good enough, nice and round.
Mine sleeps in the rocks 1/2 the day, I've had him 19 months. He eats very well, krill in the am, clams or scallops in the evening. He's always done that. I think he's lazy. This pic is when my eel is hungry but he won't get out of bed. The eel is 20" long.
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Ha cool eel maybe I'm juat over worrying about it just really like the puffer would hate to see him pass awayMine sleeps in the rocks 1/2 the day, I've had him 19 months. He eats very well, krill in the am, clams or scallops in the evening. He's always done that. I think he's lazy. This pic is when my eel is hungry but he won't get out of bed. The eel is 20" long.
He's a great fish, after a few weeks he'd come to the glass and meet me. He's getting big, this was 6 months ago.
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Can peazipro be added right to display tank or will it harm fish if not needed and can it be used maybe as a prevenativeI'm not ruling out any illness. He, a clown trigger, and a purple tang were my original fish. They all went through 2 rounds of prazipro, and observed for 2 months after that. New additions now go through qt.
He's a great fish, after a few weeks he'd come to the glass and meet me. He's getting big, this was 6 months ago.
You can add prazipro into the display, most fish handle it well as most of us use it in qt whether fish are showing signs or not. It is somewhat forgiving on dosage but try to estimate actual water volume considering displacement for rocks and such. Pull the cup off your skimmer, it will go crazy.
he could be self conscious about his general appearance??
