please help my F8
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Read this before posting!!
Since this board has been up, we have found there are several questions that routinely get asked in order to help diagnose problems. If you can have that information to begin with in your post, we'll be able to help right away (if we can!) without having to wait for you to post the info we need.
1) Your water parameters - pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrates and salinity (if appropriate). This is by far the most important information you can provide! Do not answer this with "Fine" "Perfect" "ok", that tells us nothing. We need hard numbers.
2) Tank size and a list of ALL inhabitants. Include algae eaters, plecos, everything. We need to know what you have and how big the tank is.
3) Feeding, water change schedule and a list of all products you are using or have added to the tank (examples: Cycle, Amquel, salt, etc)
4) What changes you've made in the tank in the last week or so. Sometimes its the little things that make all the difference.
5) How long the aquarium has been set up, and how did you cycle it? If you don't know what cycling is read this: Fishless Cycling Article and familiarize yourself with all the information. Yes. All of it.
We want to help, and providing this information will go a LONG way to getting a diagnosis and hopeful cure that much faster.
While you wait for assistance:
One of the easiest and best ways to help your fish feel better is clean water! If you are already on a regular water change schedule (50% weekly is recommended) a good step to making your fish more comfortable while waiting for diagnosis/suggestions is to do a large water change immediately. Feel free to repeat daily or as often as you can, clean water is always a good thing! Use of Amquel or Prime as a dechlor may help with any ammonia or nitrite issues, and is highly recommended.
Note - if you do not normally do large water changes, doing a sudden, large water change could shock your fish by suddenly changing their established water chemistry. Clean water is still your first goal, so in this case, do several smaller (10%) water changes over the next day or two before starting any large ones.
Read this before posting!!
Since this board has been up, we have found there are several questions that routinely get asked in order to help diagnose problems. If you can have that information to begin with in your post, we'll be able to help right away (if we can!) without having to wait for you to post the info we need.
1) Your water parameters - pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrates and salinity (if appropriate). This is by far the most important information you can provide! Do not answer this with "Fine" "Perfect" "ok", that tells us nothing. We need hard numbers.
2) Tank size and a list of ALL inhabitants. Include algae eaters, plecos, everything. We need to know what you have and how big the tank is.
3) Feeding, water change schedule and a list of all products you are using or have added to the tank (examples: Cycle, Amquel, salt, etc)
4) What changes you've made in the tank in the last week or so. Sometimes its the little things that make all the difference.
5) How long the aquarium has been set up, and how did you cycle it? If you don't know what cycling is read this: Fishless Cycling Article and familiarize yourself with all the information. Yes. All of it.
We want to help, and providing this information will go a LONG way to getting a diagnosis and hopeful cure that much faster.
While you wait for assistance:
One of the easiest and best ways to help your fish feel better is clean water! If you are already on a regular water change schedule (50% weekly is recommended) a good step to making your fish more comfortable while waiting for diagnosis/suggestions is to do a large water change immediately. Feel free to repeat daily or as often as you can, clean water is always a good thing! Use of Amquel or Prime as a dechlor may help with any ammonia or nitrite issues, and is highly recommended.
Note - if you do not normally do large water changes, doing a sudden, large water change could shock your fish by suddenly changing their established water chemistry. Clean water is still your first goal, so in this case, do several smaller (10%) water changes over the next day or two before starting any large ones.
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adelbrecht10
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please help my F8
I have a F8 puffer that I bought recently. I have had it for about a month. Recently, the puffer has been displaying unusual behavior. He often looks lethargic and sits on the bottom of the tank. His tail fin is almost always clamped. I have been feeding the puffer frozen brine shrimp and mussels. In the past he had a good appetite but now he seems uninterested in food. Sometimes he keeps his tail twisted to one side. In addition, the puffer sometimes shakes in a weird motion. What could be the problem? I have checked water parameters and they seem fine (ammonia 0, nitrite 0, salinity 1.005, ph 7.8, temperature 76 F). My tank holds 15 gallons of water and the puffer is the sole inhabitant. I change about 20% of the water once a week and I use Novaqua+ and Instant Ocean sea salt for the water. I cycled the tank by using a filter from another tank that was already cycled.
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spoot
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Re: please help my F8
what's the nitrate reading? The other parameters look ok.
was there any recent large changes in any of the parameters? more specifically, ph or salinity? Also, how do you add the salt?
was there any recent large changes in any of the parameters? more specifically, ph or salinity? Also, how do you add the salt?
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manutius
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Re: please help my F8
yeah if the Nitrates are high that could cause the puffer problems, though if you do water changes it shouldn't be too high. Is ti possible that some parasites have been introduced into the tank? Any live food been added in the past?
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adelbrecht10
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Re: please help my F8
I do not think there were recent changes in my parameters. I do not have a test for nitrate, but I don't think it should be high since I am doing weekly water changes. I prepare new water by dechlorinating tap water and then adding the salt. When it's well mixed I check the specific gravity before I add the water to the tank.
I do think that my puffer may have parasites, but I have no idea how he got them. I have not fed him live foods. Today, I noticed that his white belly has an area that is red. There are also some small, thin, brown things attached that are maybe 2 mm in length. I do not have a camera, otherwise I would post some pictures. When I discovered this today I bought some Parasite Clear tabs made by Jungle Labs and used that to treat the water. The ingredients are: praziquantel; N-[[(N-Chlorophenyl)amino]carbon 1]-2,6-difluorobenzamide; metronidazole; acriflavine. Was this the appropriate thing to do?
I do think that my puffer may have parasites, but I have no idea how he got them. I have not fed him live foods. Today, I noticed that his white belly has an area that is red. There are also some small, thin, brown things attached that are maybe 2 mm in length. I do not have a camera, otherwise I would post some pictures. When I discovered this today I bought some Parasite Clear tabs made by Jungle Labs and used that to treat the water. The ingredients are: praziquantel; N-[[(N-Chlorophenyl)amino]carbon 1]-2,6-difluorobenzamide; metronidazole; acriflavine. Was this the appropriate thing to do?