Greenspot puffer

[libra04ts]

Hi,

I got a greenspotted puffers. Recently 1 of the puffers developed something like a lump on it's side near to the mouth, below the eye. It is red/pinkish... then later it just like 'tear' up, rotten. Then it died.
what causes this? water or food? and what is this disease? How to prevent and cure?

Thanks.

[Quixotic]

Looks something like cotton wool? If so, that would be fungus.

Regardless, green spotted puffer, Tetraodon nigroviridis is not a freshwater but brackish water fish. Keeping them in freshwater long term will result in illness and disease prone.

[libra04ts]

Hi,

Thanks for your info. Will look into brackish water for the greenspotted puffer.
How about mini puffers? can they survive in freshwater? or they need brackish water as well?

Thanks.

[wynx]

Hi,

Thanks for your info. Will look into brackish water for the greenspotted puffer.
How about mini puffers? can they survive in freshwater? or they need brackish water as well?

Thanks.

Mini Puffers should be safe for fresh water, I had one living my planted tank for approximately 3 months now...active still..

[Quixotic]

I would prefer to call them dwarf puffers instead of mini puffers. Anyway, here is a list of freshwater vs brackish water puffers commonly available in the trade.

Freshwater
Carinotetraodon travancoricus, dwarf puffer
Carinotetraodon irrubesco, Red-tail dwarf puffers
Tetraodon miurus, Congo puffer

Freshwater (but can tolerate brackish)
Colomesus asellus, South American puffer
Tetraodon cutcutia, Sea frog puffer
Tetraodon leiurus, Target puffer
Tetraodon lineatus, Fahaka or Nile puffer
Tetraodon mbu, Giant African puffer
Tetraodon pustulatus, Football puffer

Brackish
Tetraodon nigroviridis, Green spotted puffer
Tetraodon biocellatus, Figure-8 puffer
Tetraodon fluviatilis, Ceylon puffer
Takifugu ocellatus, Orange-spotted or peacock fugu

[libra04ts]

Hi,

Thanks for the info and the list of different types of puffers.