The Puffer Forum

I don't know much about Ceylons, but most fish can go 2 weeks or more without eating. Sounds like he's probably stressed. Definitely want to check water parameters to make sure that's not what is stressing him out. Is there good cover and places to hide in the tank?

Anybody out there listening? It's not getting better. Six seems listless today and resting a lot. I'm not sure what else to do. I think that it is parasites, because his belly is all contorted and bulgey in some places, but sunken in around those places. Please help!!

I have started treatment with PraziPro, assuming that he has an internal parasite. I added a little to the tank, and also soaked their bloodworms in the medicine before feeding last night. No progress yet, but he isn't clasping his fin to his side anymore. Though i don't think that's a reaction to t...

Hello again. I posted here last about a month ago, when my fish were experiencing ich and then their cycle crashed, which PufferPunk helped me realize. I was able to get the tank cycled, and the ich cleared up but now I have this problem. A couple weeks ago i noticed a lump in Six's abdomen. I fed t...

His eye is looking better! I'm getting quick start today. Thank you for your help.

Since they've had ich I've been doing 5 gal changes every 2-3 days, so like 4 over the last week and a half. Before ich, i did them every other week or so. I always thought that tank cycling was like a one time thing. Once the bacteria have colonized the filter, is there any reason that they would d...

Okay, dosing the tank sounds good. I think I'll do a 25% water change with dosed RO water tonight, then if he doesn't show improvement by tomorrow morning I'll try to put a drop in his eye directly. Thank you! Side note, i checked my tap water for ammonia as a calibration check, and it read exactly ...

The cloudy eye got worse today. I'm thinking I'm going to pull him out into a hospital tank and dose with melafix. Hopefully someone can confirm soon but if no one replies that's what I'll do.

The ich appears to be almost better, and most sources I found online suggested raising heat with plenty of oxidation. It seems to have worked. I'm not really asking about the ich, though I appreciate your suggestions, I'm more worried about the cloudy eye. The tank has been established for years, pr...

Hey everyone. I have two figure eight puffers in a 20 gallon tank, and one of them has something over his eye, like a cloudy film. Seems like he's trying to scratch it off on things in the tank. Both of them are just getting over a bout of ich, which they've had for a week and a half or so. I've bee...

Hey! I'm having a similar issue. I got two F8 puffers about two weeks ago, and one of them is obsessed with pacing the glass. When I first put them in they were both active and friendly, but he has since started to incessantly pace the glass. I also have a 20 gal long, with lots of plants, driftwood...