Sigh...I have seen this look before

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Really tough morning...he still looked terrible even after eating yesterday and I had to make the decision to put him down. I have had to do this with sick fish before but this time seemed especially hard even though I have not had him long.

Its so frustrating to have yet another CBB thrive in the tank for a month and then suddenly deteriorate for no apparent reason. He was eating so well, swimming great, very friendly little guy. He fatten up so nicely in that time and then got that spot on his side which was clearly internal (looked like a rupture as I said earlier) and within a week he stops eating, gets paper thin, can't swim right and is gone

I am now 100% convinced that unless these fish can be caught properly, stores should not be bringing them in. Just in this thread alone there are enough experiences of sudden death to back that up. I have had it happen 4 times now and every time its the exact same. Mine have all come from the same LFS and I assume the same supplier...

I am going to see if I can somehow find a MAC certified CCB and try again. I am curious to see how well they fare. I have a feeling much better.

If anyone knows where I can find a MAC certified copperband, can you please let me know. I will gladly pay double or triple even These are one of my favorite fish and one of the reasons I got into saltwater from brackish years ago but I have never been able to find one that will survive more than a few months.