Hello all New to forum,
I've had my mappa puffer for 2 months now and he has been doing fine all this time.. just recently i went away for 4 days and my wife was home feeding our fish... over the last 2 days he has drop alot of mass.. has gotten smaller and even hi stomach is sucked in... i can't get him to eat.. and he has been laying on the bottom of the tank... i've tried garlic soak and all types of food... it is upsetting to see him like this.. what can i do?
Map Puffer Looks Sick!!
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Only thing she fed him was dried seaweed while i was gone, i have him housed in a 265 Gallon Tank, With a 150 Gallon Sump, 40 Gallon Fuge, 2- 50 Watt Uv, a ETSS 1800 XR Pro Skimmer, 2-1000W Heaters....
Temp is good 78.9
ammonia 0.0
nitrite 0.0
nitrate 20 PPM
Salinity 1.026
Each feeding we soak the food in garlic and vitimans
And what ever the puffer don't eat, the other fish in the tank clean up
By looking at his breathing... he is in distress... i'm starting to perpare myself cause it doesn't like he is going to make it.....
Temp is good 78.9
ammonia 0.0
nitrite 0.0
nitrate 20 PPM
Salinity 1.026
Each feeding we soak the food in garlic and vitimans
And what ever the puffer don't eat, the other fish in the tank clean up
By looking at his breathing... he is in distress... i'm starting to perpare myself cause it doesn't like he is going to make it.....
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What is hyposalinity and metronidazole ? and how do i treat it? cause he's not eating.. and it doesn't look like ich... these are the medicines i have onhand, focus, Kanoplex and Metro... i'll go out and buy the other things...
Already moved him to my QT tank
all he wants to do is lay on bottom of tank
Thanks
Already moved him to my QT tank
all he wants to do is lay on bottom of tank
Thanks
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