Salt water Spiky puffer fish

[Petowners]

I just got a puffer fish from my LFS I have a 75 gallon salt water tank with a Luna wrasee and of course my puffer I think it looks like he has some ich on him also he doesn’t want to eat but u believe that’s because he is so new the fish store I got him from said he was eating little bits of krill but not a lot they only had him about a week before selling it to me I am experienced with puffers I’ve had all salt and fresh water kinds I know this specific puffer doesn’t do good with copper treatments does anyone have any suggestions on how I should treat him if this is ich I have more pictures the ich is all on his fins not body as far as I can tell I don’t have any coral just the wrasse and puffer I haven’t checked parameters in about 2 weeks but they have been perfect for the past year in a half sense I’ve had my tank running

 

[Paul B]

That is a porcupine puffer and you can use copper on him, but I would just wait it out. What are you feeding it? I don't know if you know it but those fish can get about 18" and I have seen many of them in the sea almost that size.

They don't like confinement and you may see him swimming up and down the glass which also damages their eye as it rubs on the glass.
If he is doing that, he is very stressed and the parasites will be difficult to eradicate because stress is what most likely caused the fish to become a host to ich.

In the sea they eat crabs. I used to feed them fiddler crabs which I collected or bought in a bait shop. They also love earthworms, especially if they are alive and squirming.

Clams are one of the best foods for them, if he will eat them. If he doesn't eat, he is just to stressed and it will be hard to cure him.

 

[Petowners]

That is a porcupine puffer and you can use copper on him, but I would just wait it out. What are you feeding it? I don't know if you know it but those fish can get about 18" and I have seen many of them in the sea almost that size.

They don't like confinement and you may see him swimming up and down the glass which also damages their eye as it rubs on the glass.
If he is doing that, he is very stressed and the parasites will be difficult to eradicate because stress is what most likely caused the fish to become a host to ich.

In the sea they eat crabs. I used to feed them fiddler crabs which I collected or bought in a bait shop. They also love earthworms, especially if they are alive and squirming.

Clams are one of the best foods for them, if he will eat them. If he doesn't eat, he is just to stressed and it will be hard to cure him.

im feeding him a little of krill squid and a claim I wanna keep the diet very nutritious I also try fiddler crabs I’m gonna move him to my 210 gallon tank eventually just wanna clear the ich if it is ich I will definitely try worms that sound really good I’ve seen them eat worms before just wasn’t sure if I should try it thank you for all your help do you think I should start by doing a hypo-salinity on the tank first?

 

[Paul B]

I personally would not use hypo on that fish. Is he eating what you are feeding?

 

[S2G]

Never say never but that appears to be your standard d. Holocanthus which tops out right around 12". D hystrix is the huge porcupine but looks totally different.

Most people treat with copper slowly and I think cupramine is the go to on that. I found a few threads. It's definitely a proceed with caution deal.

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Help, Does my porcupine puffer have ich?

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[Petowners]

I personally would not use hypo on that fish. Is he eating what you are feeding?

He’s not eating for me but I just got him yesterday they said he was eating very little krill but I’m putting krill claims and squid so he can eat variety’s of foods