The Puffer Forum

thanks everyone for the kind words. It certainly has made today a little more bareable. I was lucky to have him for so long. He was the focal point of my tank I'll miss him always. Thanks again to everyone.

My poor little guy (Sake was his name, the japanese rice wine, so named because of his jovial personality)passed away this afternoon, I noticed his breathing had become more laboured and I was on watch for any sign of pain. I was on standby with the clove oil on advice from my m.b. friend. Not to le...

I've contacted a local marine biologist friend of mine who does consulting on the side hopefully he can stop in tonight. We've had no major ammonia or nitrate spikes that I'm aware of. The water chemistry is tested every week, and there's been nothing out of the ordinary. I've taken a look at both g...

I've double checked the water parameters and everything is still the same as above. Last night he was hanging around a little too close to the top of the QT tank for my liking. I was concerned about him taking in air. Woke up this morning and my boyfriend checked on him and he was doing fine at the ...

Sorry I don't have a digital camera right now, but I do have photoshop. Go figure. I've photoshopped what has happened with my puffer's eye. Has anyone seen anything like this before? Is epsom enough to treat this? Does anyone think this is symptomatic of his breathing troubles? http://www.transcend...

thanks. I took a look at this prior to posting. I think I've covered everything there. Nothing has changed within the tank in the past week. Nothing has been added that isn't added normally, nothing has changed, not even food. We're still on the same batches of everything (I make fish food every few...

He's about 5 inches long and at least 4-5 years old. I got him from a LFS when he was about 4 inches long. He was in a brackish system for about 6 months with me at which point I consulted Bob Fenner about acclimatizing my system to full marine. I did so quite successfully. I've had him for about 3...

Hi - I've kept puffers of different varieties for about 6 years. I currently am battling an unknown problem with my oldest puffer. I've posted on Wet WebMedia but was advised to post here. Hopefully someone can help. This is a long one, so please bear with me I've had this particular green spotted p...