The Puffer Forum

I'm sorry for your loss... :( This one is a real mystery. Would you be willing to do an autopsy? Thanks for the kinda words. I would consider it. It would be really nice to know what happened, and I would really like to be able to hopefully help prevent others from having the same problems. Any adv...

Thanks for all the efforts everybody. Unfortunately I lost him sometime early this morning. I appreciate everything you all tried to do. Water conditions this morning are: Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 Nitrate came down to 10ppm pH 7.4 I'll keep up the water changes until the nitrate comes down a bit more for...

Thanks for all the help everybody!

No, haven't sprayed anything or been doing any painting. He does seem like he is a little more aware of his surroundings though. How much water should I be changing, how often?

Edit: is there anything other then looking swollen that could indicate that he might be constipated?

No, nothing out of the ordinary. He looks pretty normal other than being mostly immobile and being slightly on his side.

he is a little over 5 inches. the frozen food gets defrosted for about 15 minutes. He hasn't eaten in a couple of days. I did a 50% water change after testing the water today. he isn't moving much, but his breathing seems to be stronger than it was earlier today.

Nitrate 20ppm

Water Changed once a month, 15-20%. He gets fed every other day, but that depends on if he seems interested at feeding time. Diet consists mainly of frozen raw shirmp. His tank mates are a few gourami and a rainbow shark. Current temperature is around 82 degrees. I dont know what the nitrate level i...

Hey,
My fahaka is swimming and now resting on his side. I can't figure out whats wrong. He has been in this 135g for about 6 months now.

pH 7.4
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0

If anyone has any suggestions, I would really appreciate it.

Thanks

Anyone put together a first aid kit for their fish? What do you have in it?