my fahaka wont eat his usual food which is shrimp and krill and its been 4 days since he last ate anything, i've had him for like 6months. He doesnt accept anything besides shrimp and frozen krill so im limited to a variety diet though once in a blue moon he eats a pea. i've already put metronidazole in the water in case he has internal parasites and i do a 30% water change every week, he lives in a 10 gallon by himself, using the tetra whisper power filter, and he's like 1.5 inches also his water is always 82 degrees farenheit, also i've tried soaking his food in garlic and he actually hated it like so much he wouldnt go near the side of the tank it fell in.
plz help me
sick fahaka
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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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Re: sick fahaka
You will need a bigger tank very soon because fahaka grow fast. Minium i think is 125 Gal. Did you check your water? Nitrite,Nitrate,Ammonia and Ph? Is he Swimming or just sitting at the bottom?
After 6 months he's still 1.5? Hmmmm growing slow.
After 6 months he's still 1.5? Hmmmm growing slow.
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Re: sick fahaka
Please test your water & post the results, in addition to answering the other questions above in red.
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Re: sick fahaka
ph 7.2, ammonia 0ppm, nitrite 0ppm, nitrate 40ppm, the salinity uhh i just added 2 tblspoons of aquarium salt, ALSO yes i know he gonna need a bigger tank thats why i have my 240 acrylic tank set aside , he aint in the 240 cuz i dont want to have a another big tank to clean weekly.
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Re: sick fahaka
I think there is a big problem if he's still 1.5" at 6 months. He should be over 6" long. I can only think it's the size of the tank, try to use at least a 30 gallon as a grow out tank. A large water change might help, nitrates over 20 are disliked by most puffers. I've never had luck with metrodizole for internal parasites, only external flukes, does not seem to uptake through the gills.
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Re: sick fahaka
Fahakas don't need salt. Upgrade your puffer to a larger tank & I think he'll start eating again, unless he has internal parasites. A pic would help.
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Re: sick fahaka
Yes, 40 nitrates are too high for a puffer. Mine show signs of not being too happy at 20 or higher. Not wanting to eat is a common sign of a puffer that doesn't feel good.
And a 10 gallon tank for a Fahaka at any stage of life is just asking for trouble. He could be fairly well stunted already. I would move him into a much larger tank ASAP.
Are you positive you have a Fahaka? Can you get a photo?
And a 10 gallon tank for a Fahaka at any stage of life is just asking for trouble. He could be fairly well stunted already. I would move him into a much larger tank ASAP.
Are you positive you have a Fahaka? Can you get a photo?
