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by alig
Wed Jun 20, 2012 8:10 am
Forum: Hospital
Topic: Mbu puffer is dying
Replies: 12
Views: 2383

Re: Mbu puffer is dying

Hi, the tank is 600 litres after rock and sand displacement, regular 20% water changes happen[/img]once a week, All fish apart from Mabu look healthy. Filtration is done by two efx600 external filters, (one filter is capable but decided to add another one due to the large stock of African cichlids) ...
by alig
Wed Jun 20, 2012 7:01 am
Forum: Hospital
Topic: Mbu puffer is dying
Replies: 12
Views: 2383

Re: Mbu puffer is dying

ok I'm probably out of my depth here re the tank the mbu is not very big about 6 inchs from nose to tail we have been doing 20% every other day for the last 3 weeks - various types of african cichlids approx 60 ? I do appreciate your trying to help and I'm being erm not very helpful - I just feel ba...
by alig
Wed Jun 20, 2012 6:09 am
Forum: Hospital
Topic: Mbu puffer is dying
Replies: 12
Views: 2383

Re: Mbu puffer is dying

its a 600 gallon not 180 ? The white area's dont appear to be fuzzy looks like fin rot on his tail and the whole of his back is just white - sorry I dont know the technical stuff re the tank - will do my best to find out
by alig
Wed Jun 20, 2012 4:33 am
Forum: Hospital
Topic: Mbu puffer is dying
Replies: 12
Views: 2383

Mbu puffer is dying

I am sorry but I dont know the answers to all the 'technical' questions its my husbands tank I know we had a problem whatever the second one is on the water test dipstick (Nitrite? its not the really harmful one) and we have been doing 20% water changes everyother day for the past week we have a 6ft...