The Puffer Forum

He didnt last the night.

Ok I have let him out of the net only signs of life are small amounts of fin movement and steady breathing.

Possibly. Was coughing may have been a bubble with it.

I used white spot cure by wunder. Yes changed carbon. I have now percormed a 50-70% changed and treated him with salt also raised temperature. He is currently in a large net as he was getting scared and running into decor. Still breathing but belly up just did a big white stringy poo.

1 7.2, 0, 0, <10, 0 2180gal, leopard ctenopoma, synodontis eruptus, bristlenose 3. Feeding 2-3 hikari massivore pellets, 2 pond snails or freeze dried shrimp or defosted freshwater crayfish or or mussle. 5 days a week. Change 40% weekly with fresh rainwater. Tap water plus Seachem prime conditioner ...

Heres one from this morning. Was early so didnt want to harrass him too much.
might be ich, looked bigger to me tho.

1 7.2, 0, 0, <10, 0 2.180gal, leopard ctenopoma, synodontis eruptus, bristlenose 3. Feeding 2-3 new life spectrum jumbo fish sinking biscuits, 2 pond snails or freeze dried shrimp. 5 days a week. Change 40% weekly with fresh rainwater. Tap water plus Seachem prime conditioner when rain water unavail...

Dont worry too much about ph as long as it is stable your fish will be happy i only raised it as you said you were doing daily water changes. Add stability as well as prime. I would suggest 30-40% weekly changes, as your plants do soak up some of the nitrates. construction paper is good I tend to sp...

Hey good to see another New Zealander. I wouldn't worry about it I had the same type of wood in my wife's tank with an Amazon puffer and all her fish were un affected. If you do not like it a bristle nose will get rid of it overnight. They love the stuff.

A couple quick questions is your water ph stable I.e. is it 8.2 from the tap? as adding water daily at a different ph causes it to fluctuate stressing fish. Does you tank have a background black or otherwise? Not having one in the past I have found stresses fish. But that is just personal experience...

Apogenatons, barclaya, balanese crypts, hygrophillia augustafolia, red macaranda- requires iron dosing. Anything and everything is my method of choosing I add and see what grows in my tank at the moment I have about 20 apogenaton u dulatus babies in the tank.

rps20160602_072047.jpg Hey guys and girls noticed this yesterday after giving him an appke snail, doesnt seem bothered by it. Should I avoid crunchy/sharp food until its all healed up? Should I treat? 1 7.2, 0, 0, <10, 0 2.180gal, leopard ctenopoma, synodontis eruptus, bristlenose 3. Feeding 2-3 ne...

Cheers for the replies. Hes does get pond snails, as well as pellets, shrimp, muscle, and crabs. however the algae in the pond doesnt looke the same as this. This looks like the long green hair algae that is in a couple of spots in his tank. Do you think hes just eating it when he targets his food a...

You can see the hair algae exiting his rear, has anyone seen or heard of this. Do you tink he just lile the taste?
Should I be concerned?

Heres a pic of my 180 fahaka tank