The Puffer Forum

Try 80% water changes, every other day. Plecos (as do puffers) die easily from meds. Add Melafix to sooth their skin.

It's stickied near the top of the Hospital Forum.

Yes, puffers can stress easily & stop eating. Please if you can, set up a seperate 30g tank for them (for now)--a 55+ gallpn should be your goal. Read the info about them in our Library.

Did you set up that tank new, just for them, or were there fish in there before?

Did you add the fish the same time as the B-S? Are you sure it was refrigerated all the time? You might want to test the water elseware, just to be sure. A water change couldn't hurt. Is he still eating?

Read the artiicle in this forum about treating puffers w/ick & give us your water parameters & type of puffers you have please.

Carbon should not be necessary on a QT. Absolutely remove carbon whenever you use meds. It will say so on the bottle of Melafix also.

We do not consider Melafix a "medicine", per say, at this forum. It is recommended highly here. The only problem using it in a SW tank is w/a skimmer. BTW, if you have no LR or any other kind of filtration in your QT, then you need to keep a close eye on water parameters & change water...

Try the article on ich that I wrote 1st. It does work.

Polish, why do you ask? If you are looking for tank mates for your puffer, then you'll be looking at a larger tank than 30g for them. In a 20g, there is no room for any more fish, as it will be even too small for your puffer eventually, for swimming space & the bioload your puffer will put out.

The "rule" is 2-3 gallons per DP, but I'm no expert.

Actually, it's 3-5g/DP.

How exactally did you cycle the tank? Have the water tested at your LFS.

A longer tank is better than a tall tank. Can you imagine a 6" blimp being able to swim in there? Rescuing a fish isn't always the best thing. Now he won't have enough room to grow. Maybe by the time he is a little larger you'll be able to better house him?

EboJager heaters work the same way.

Mealworms are extremely fatty & should be fed very infrequently. Do you have a better pic of your puffer?