The Puffer Forum

:( ... yeah I think that is the best option right now. I didn't want to have to come to that but I don't really see any other choice. He's now swimming and rotating around in circles while facing up (like a ballerina twirling). I'm about to go pick it up, I just wish I knew what happened. Thank you ...

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Thanks guys for all the help. @Pufferpunk, I appreciate that explanation to the DSB, I was a little confused when you told me to make it 1" but what you said makes sense. Update: I took out about and 1"-2" of the sand when I made a 50% water change (Took Puff and my other clown out an...

I thought Metafix is reef tank safe? That it won't harm the tank. What kind of anti-bacterial meds should I get and how do I obtain them? Treat him in a separate tank with the anti-bacterial meds or add into the current tank? And your suggestion about the sand bed, why lower to 1"? Is there a r...

*50% WC got it, yeah I used a turkey baster and blasted the rocks right before the water change. The rock is large and heavy and the two side columns are epoxied on so they're pretty fragile because of how they are built. I'll clean the canister filter again. Anything else I'm missing?

Yeah I tried to put him in a little fish bowl so I could put an increased amount of Metafix to help heal him but he wasn't very happy. Kept on trying to jump out so I ended up just putting him back into the tank. Dosing with Metafix however still for the next 6 days. Edit: He's still not eating, tri...

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Pic of my puffer. I'm not holding him tightly, just enough so I could get a picture of his mouth

I am currently trying to upload pictures of him. It says that the files are too large, larger than 256 kib (every picture is larger than this?) As far as the test kits, they are done at a reputable local fish store / coral store. They use seperate tests for each (liquid) and compare the buffer solut...

Tests were done at a reputable local salt water / coral fish store. Paid $10 to have all tests done. All water both fresh and salt water is purchased from them and I have been purchasing it from them for over a year now. Water was taken mid day before a water change for that day, however I did do wa...

Somehow he's actually only around 2 inches still, maybe right under. He hasn't really grown at all in 6 years since I got him lol...I was planning on moving him into a larger tank but he never really grew bigger. He seemed happy until now. Like I said, I've had him for over 6 years, never had a prob...

I guess I forgot to mention inhabitants, I have a small clown fish and a frogspawn in the tank. Along with a handful of hermit crabs (cleaner crew). Canister was cleaned last month and nothing has really been added for a while. I just installed new LED lights about a month ago with I believe I had t...

HELP! My GSP has not been eating for a little under a week now. I have tried everything. Looks as if he might pass away in the next day or so. His mouth is extremely red and receding, showing his beak. Mouth open all the time and beak opening and closing. He has been swimming irrationally and crazy,...