The Puffer Forum

Thanks for all your help guys, but unfortunately he died. Pufferme! I do believe you may be correct about an internal parasite. At this time i see it as the only logical explanation. The water quality was good and he never showed any visible signs of disease

Well I've tried not feeding for multiple days, multiple times and the large one still will not eat. All it does is stay at the bottom, I've seen it nibble at some food once,but its lost a lot of weight. I have a feeling it may not last much longer.

Thanks for the advice and the welcome. I will try both tactics and see if that helps

I have 2 gsps in a 55 gallon aquarium. One is roughly 1-2 inches the other is 2-3 inches. The ph of the tank is 8.4, nitrate 20 ppm, nitrite 0, ammonia 0, salinity 1.008 sg. We feed them 2 times a day morning and night using a mixture of shrimp, blood worms and snails. The tank has been set up for 3...