sick fahaka
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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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treecowboy42
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Re: sick fahaka
if I did get like a 100 gal, what else in the puffer family could I put with him, that would get along
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Re: sick fahaka
If you really don't think you can afford a proper tank for him (this includes stand, top, lights, gravel, filtration, etc, this fish will need soon) then you should post him up in our Classefieds.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Re: sick fahaka
This fish does not tolerate tank mates...at all, he will eat anything in the tank once he's healthy.treecowboy42 wrote:if I did get like a 100 gal, what else in the puffer family could I put with him, that would get along
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treecowboy42
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Re: sick fahaka
I was wondering if there is away to tell if he is blind, he has white spots in his eyes, does ick do that or could he blind?
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Re: sick fahaka
from my experience ick can cause cloudy eyes if it attacks the eyes...
does he have white spot... ? Can you see spots on his fins/body?
What are you trying to feed him? What has he been eating so far?
I'm amazed he's survived this long, shows how much of a fighter he is, don't give up on him.
does he have white spot... ? Can you see spots on his fins/body?
What are you trying to feed him? What has he been eating so far?
I'm amazed he's survived this long, shows how much of a fighter he is, don't give up on him.
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treecowboy42
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Re: sick fahaka
When I first got him he liked ghost shrimp. I have tried mysis shrimp, daphnia, and frozen krill. I just put some ghost shrimp in the tank today. He just acts real tired, and seems like he can't see. His coloring changes from a gray color to a gray and black, and his belly is a yellow, I think from stress, as for white spots I see none, but his eyes have a shine of a blue with a white spot in the middle. I just changed half the water, should I try and treat the tank for ick? I just treated for eye cloud.
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Re: sick fahaka
he's been through so much i would just keep up with the water changes, keep his water in pristine condition nd let him relax for a bit...
try feeding a variety of foods, but alway take out what he doesn't eat after a few minutes, unless it's live...
don't chuck in loads of meds, puffers are sensitive to them and i doubt it will help right now.
Keep us informed on how he's getting on.
try feeding a variety of foods, but alway take out what he doesn't eat after a few minutes, unless it's live...
don't chuck in loads of meds, puffers are sensitive to them and i doubt it will help right now.
Keep us informed on how he's getting on.
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Re: sick fahaka
I definately agree with t1gerbee, a lot of medications can just make puffers sicker than they already are.
Clean water is the best possible thing for him at the moment.. Do daily water changes if you can.
And yes, you need to either get rid of it or get it a larger tank, when kept in tanks too small it does permanent damage to their bodies.. leading to early death and many health problems. This is true for all fish, but especially true for puffers, they are very sensitive, delicate fish.
Clean water is the best possible thing for him at the moment.. Do daily water changes if you can.
And yes, you need to either get rid of it or get it a larger tank, when kept in tanks too small it does permanent damage to their bodies.. leading to early death and many health problems. This is true for all fish, but especially true for puffers, they are very sensitive, delicate fish.
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treecowboy42
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Re: sick fahaka
Update, he is still alive, but one of his eyes have blood in it or behind it, any ideas on how to treat this, it looks like pop eye, but I have never seen it.
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Re: sick fahaka
Are you still doing lots of water changes? Add Melafix & 1 tbsp salt/10g.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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treecowboy42
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Re: sick fahaka
Update, I lost him today. He was a great fish, I thank all you for the help, and I learned not to listen to any lfs. I seen a healthy 12" Fahaka for the first time today, beautiful fish, I hope to have one soon. Fantastic Fins in Mich, great pet store, Something Fishy sucks bad.
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Re: sick fahaka
I am really sorry for you loss. It sucks that it had to happen this way. Now you can spend some time looking for a larger tank and the set-up for one if you decide to get one again.
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Re: sick fahaka
Huh... Seems like lfs are the root of alot ALOT of problems ... I was told to keep my Fahaka in brackish (1.010) as well. Mine just got that whitish on his eye and its clouding up. Doesn't seem to be completely blind but he's very spacey. 
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Re: sick fahaka
Please start a new thread on your sick fahaka.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"