my puffer has a sunken belly. it's been like this for a while now. when i got it it had a round belly. recently since i started feeding less hard foods due to lack of supply it has had this issue. i started feeding a mix of hard and soft food( freeze dried blood worms) recently and feeding more often but it seems that everytime it has pooped out the food it has the sunken belly look rather then a round belly look. it's poop is brown and does not have the string of pearls so it isn't parasites.
if you must know it is a green spotted puffer; in a 53 gal tank alone recently upgraded it's filtration system this december, temp is fine.
could it just be the food or is it something else?
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Re: sunken belly
You're going to be asked what your water parameters are, so I'd test and list the results 
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Re: sunken belly
If the belly is rapidly returning to a sunken state it is internal parasites. Treat his food with a suitable med
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Re: sunken belly
Tank size and all water parameters? Type of puffer?
A single and non-crunchy food is unlikely to be sufficient for any puffer.
A single and non-crunchy food is unlikely to be sufficient for any puffer.
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Re: sunken belly
I'm going to lock this thread. The OP has another, similar one here: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=33804
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