The Puffer Forum

How much Epsom salt did you add to what size tank? I really wish you had answered ALLthe questions when I asked you to. What size tank? What kind of knife fish--how large? In all my years of adding Epsom salt--if used properly, it will not cause death, ot tank crash. Sorry for your loss... :( i did...

could the cloudyness be something that the puffer excreted when he died?
they excrete chemicals when their stressed and when they puff up?

What i dont understand is ive cleaned out my filters and done a huge water change,my tank is still very cloudy and has been running for about 6 hours and dosnt seam to be clearing that quick?
Its almost llike smoke? Odd!

IM SOOOOOO GUTTED I TELL YOU THAT,I REALLY AM. HE WAS SUCH A NICE FISH,GOT HIM WHEN HE WAS ABOUT AN INCH LONG AND WHEN HE DIED HE MUST OF BEEN 12-14 INCHES,VERY HEAVY TOO :( WAS EPSOM SALT YES,TEMP WAS 27 C AS I SAY HES BEEN FONE SINCE WE GOT HIM,NO PROBS AT ALL,AND WHAT WITH THE OTHER FISH DIEING,S...

epson salt. i did dissolve in a tub with water from the tank,then added it to the tank.
my puffer,knife fish,3 neons, 2 silver foxes all dead.
tank well cloudy aswell.?

sadly,he died sometime between 8 am and 10 am!! absoloutly gutted!!!
tank is odd, really cloudy,dont know if the puffer has excreted something in the tank after he died?
cleaned out all of my filter sand have done a big water change.
suppose time will tell,if anything else dies!

their is 2 clown loach and 5 neons in tank aswell bad idea with that epsom salt,got sum last night put a table spoon in tank,woke up this morning earlier than normal(luckly)puffer bobbin up around tanl!!!!!!! not breathing alot!!!! done a massive water change,looks alot better,breathing now and just...

and wgere will i get that? will be ok on other fish?

0 ammonia 0 nitrite nitrate 12ppm hes feeding normally,although ive been advised not to feed him,so not been feed since last night. normally had about 3-5cockles a day depending on the size of the cockles. no changes in the tank at all. regular water changes of 1 a week. ive been on holiday for the ...

hi i need some help please. iv e had a mbu for about 3 years now,hes about 11 inches long from head to end of the tail. hes been fine,he still is,but about 4 weeks ago his belly started to grow. hes eating fine but his belly is getting bigger and bigger and i havent seen him go to the toilet either,...