mystrybird
10/20/2007, 01:03 AM
I have posted this in the disease forum already but hope it is ok to post it here as well. This area has more traffic and if I will need something not on hand, a reply before tomorrow afternoon would allow me to get what I need a week sooner. As mentioned below, my LFS is not very close and I will either have to wait till next weekend or order online. Thanks!
Need some help finding out what the problem is. My puffer is having trouble eating. 2 weeks ago I lost my blenny but did not think much about it as it was old. The most notable thing was that it's mouth appeared swollen the last two weeks before it died.
But now my puffer is acting the same way and I am worried! It's hard to tell with puffer mouths but if it is swollen it is not bad. It just seems to be unable to bite down the last two days. At first I thought that my kids had fed him again (I caught on of the boys a few months ago charging their friends a dollar to feed the puffer.. Don't ask......) But because of the blenny I think there is more going on. I only have 2 other fish in this tank now and they are a mated pair of clowns. So don't want to lose them.
I have looked at bacterial and fungal disease but can't really find a match. I know most list a cause of water quality and I have tested 3X today and have ruled that out. This is in my main display tank so it is a little urgent. (contains just the 3 fish, LR, few inverts and coral) Clowns are fine at the moment.
I will have a problem finding space if I need to treat the puffer. The only empty tank at the moment would be a 10 gal and he is too big for that.
But first I need to figure out what I need to treat. Thanks!!!
If I could get help right away that would be great! I live a long distance away from a LFS and my son will be in that area tomorrow if I do not have what I need on hand.
SG is 1.025
The nitrates were slightly elevated but under 40.
But I am sure they were up because of the krill I used to entice the puffer to eat sunk and sat overnight. Just did a 10 gal water change and sucked out the waste before posting.
ph was around 7.5
weekly water change due on Sunday. (75 gal tank) but will be done tomorrow if the trates are still up in the am.
Need some help finding out what the problem is. My puffer is having trouble eating. 2 weeks ago I lost my blenny but did not think much about it as it was old. The most notable thing was that it's mouth appeared swollen the last two weeks before it died.
But now my puffer is acting the same way and I am worried! It's hard to tell with puffer mouths but if it is swollen it is not bad. It just seems to be unable to bite down the last two days. At first I thought that my kids had fed him again (I caught on of the boys a few months ago charging their friends a dollar to feed the puffer.. Don't ask......) But because of the blenny I think there is more going on. I only have 2 other fish in this tank now and they are a mated pair of clowns. So don't want to lose them.
I have looked at bacterial and fungal disease but can't really find a match. I know most list a cause of water quality and I have tested 3X today and have ruled that out. This is in my main display tank so it is a little urgent. (contains just the 3 fish, LR, few inverts and coral) Clowns are fine at the moment.
I will have a problem finding space if I need to treat the puffer. The only empty tank at the moment would be a 10 gal and he is too big for that.
But first I need to figure out what I need to treat. Thanks!!!
If I could get help right away that would be great! I live a long distance away from a LFS and my son will be in that area tomorrow if I do not have what I need on hand.
SG is 1.025
The nitrates were slightly elevated but under 40.
But I am sure they were up because of the krill I used to entice the puffer to eat sunk and sat overnight. Just did a 10 gal water change and sucked out the waste before posting.
ph was around 7.5
weekly water change due on Sunday. (75 gal tank) but will be done tomorrow if the trates are still up in the am.