The Puffer Forum

i just had a mishap with my arrowhead puffer and i need a replacement. of course there is no replacement for the one i lost he had such a great personality. but i bought him from aquarium fish.net fairly inexpensive maybe in febuary at 2.5 inch. now they have a 3.5 inch for 65 anywhere else have sma...

its city water, but he did make it and is fluttering all around the tank now, I have started feeding him every 2 days now.

yea so he is looking less bloated but his behavior is about the same. I cant belive none of you guys or girls have ever had any problems with your arrow head puffers before. I mean If anyone had a problem with a sick puffer this would be how he acted, and no one has any posts on this.

no if anything it looks like he swallowed water he stays at the bottom and can swim but his belly almost drags

no response when i dropped an earthworm next to him, he just sits there hyperventilating half way puffed up.

i did another water change today to see if i got an improvement, so far no change. i will try to offer him an earthworm tonight and see if that helps.

sorry i was in a hurry, ph is 7.4.. ammonia .25 or less..... nitrite o ppm.... nitrate 5.0 30g tank, only fish is my arrowhead 50% water change weekly add aqua safe after every change, feed shell on shirmp every 3-4 days only change in the tank was the water change the puffer has been living in his ...

so my girlfriend did a water change on my puffer tank, and i wasnt home to see it. but when i looked in his tank he seemed all puffed up upset and pale. he has been like this for 3 days im getting concerned. right now i am checking all the water parameters to see if there is a ph spike or something....

hey guys, I found this site after buying an arrowhead puffer off the internet. I have been reading different topics for the last two weeks and haven't found a thorough discussion on setting up or keeping of this puffer. heres my setup. 29g tank 1x arrowhead puffer 2.5" 3x plants 2.5" black...