F8 died out of nowhere, questions ?
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 12:24 pm
Hi there I'm not sure if you're supposed to flush puffer fish, or if they need to be burried.
Also while testing my water I realized I don't even know what proper pH should be.
He's been dead probably 24 hours now, I just wanted to wait and be sure as he is not floating, just on his side on the bottom but he is very obviously dead now, just trying to think of what coulda happened here. No recent food change, was just due for a water change.
It's just a little off to me that he's not floating.
Since day 1 he looked skinny so I treated him for IPs 3 times within about 6 months (last time was about 6 months ago) and he did not change shape or size at all, so i sfigured he was just shaped that way. Maybe that's what happened, but I doubt it as he was treated a full 3 times in 6 months.
Do people autopsy their puffers ? - what do you look for ?
I was wondering since he's on the bottom, maybe he swallowed a rock ?
Thank you
Also while testing my water I realized I don't even know what proper pH should be.
He's been dead probably 24 hours now, I just wanted to wait and be sure as he is not floating, just on his side on the bottom but he is very obviously dead now, just trying to think of what coulda happened here. No recent food change, was just due for a water change.
It's just a little off to me that he's not floating.
Since day 1 he looked skinny so I treated him for IPs 3 times within about 6 months (last time was about 6 months ago) and he did not change shape or size at all, so i sfigured he was just shaped that way. Maybe that's what happened, but I doubt it as he was treated a full 3 times in 6 months.
Do people autopsy their puffers ? - what do you look for ?
I was wondering since he's on the bottom, maybe he swallowed a rock ?
Thank you