HELP no idea what’s wrong with my puffer!

[Kevinkretch]

My puffer has these white hanging things all over his body, LFS says it’s jut part of his body but I’m thinking fungus... never seen it before

 

[saintsreturn]

I am not to familiar with these species, but when i googled them they have several pictures with white spikes resembling your photo.

 

[Kevinkretch]

I am not to familiar with these species, but when i googled them they have several pictures with white spikes resembling your photo.

Please show me

 

[Nobbygas]

Looks normal to me.

 

[Oxylebius]

How is your puffer doing?
I see what you are concerned about. It isn't the black spots or the spikes that are naturally part of your fish, but the bright white things attached to your fish. It looks like your fish has either flukes, isopods or copepods. All are a parasites that attach to the outside of the fish.

Here are some websites to look into:
http://chucksaddiction.thefishestate.net/disease.html - check out the flukes and copepod/isopod sections
https://www.ketteringkoi.com/marine-fish-disease-diagnosis-chart/
http://www.reefaquarium.com/2014/flukes-marine-fish/
https://www.aquariumconnection.com/saltsol/disease_desc.html

You have to be very careful in treating puffers with medication. Puffers are sensitive to some meds, much more so then other fish. I'd recommend reading about treating puffers specifically before you attempt it.

 

[Oxylebius]

@Kevinkretch how is the fish doing?

 

[Kevinkretch]

He’s perfect. Turns out that some porcupines from a specific region actually have these white hanging things that are part of them. Totally normal